Five Guineas 1701 Fine Work S.3456 about EF scarce thus. The impressively executed Fine Work Five Guineas was a highly important coin in the history of the milled coinage, it introduced more intricate detail and a superb sharp striking to the portrait, marking a significant advance to the quality of minting at the time, leading to further higher relief designs being produced in the 18th Century, right up to the introduction of the later machine-made milled coinage
Five Guineas 1687 Second Bust, TERTIO edge S.3397A NEF/GVF the fields showing some signs of light tooling under magnification, displays small touches of red tone, light haymarks do not detract, overall of pleasing and even appearance and considerable eye appeal
Five Guineas 1726 DECIMO TERTIO S.3626 Good VF rare thus very small area of silvered discoloration only discernible when viewed edge on, on the rim above portrait but no other evidence of being in jewellery a pleasing, collectable and rare piece with a book price now of £125,000 in EF, George I Five Guineas are seldom offered
Guinea 1713 S.3574 choice GEF the reverse better almost as struck with much original brilliance two areas of quite heavy haymarking in the Queen's hair and in one of the reverse angles are a detraction
Five Guineas 1670 VICESIMO SECVNDO edge, S.3328 Bold Fine a problem-free example, a scarce year, with few examples offered for auction in recent years, possibly scarcer than catalogue values would indicate.
Two Guineas 1684 S.3335 NVF/VF gilded, with some hairline scratches, the reverse with signs of repair in the fields below the date and on and around HIB. A rare date and seldom seen in any grade.
Two Guineas 1664 Elephant below bust, S.3334 in an NGC holder and graded VF35, a one-year issue and as such in important type coin for the early milled gold collector
Five Guineas 1684 Elephant and Castle below bust, TRICESIMO SEXTO edge, S.3332 an ex jewellery piece perhaps VF for overall wear but the fields porous and evidence of suspension mount on the rim at 12 o'clock
Guinea 1758 S.3680, GVF/About VF, Ex-Jewellery, with traces of edge mounting at 1 and 11 o'clock, the obverse with pleasing portrait retaining good overall detail
Half Guinea 1712 S.3575 NVF/VF, with pleasing red tone. Ex-London Coins Auction A131, September 2010. We note we have only offered one example since 2010 which was in low grade. Very seldom offered in any grade, a rare opportunity to acquire what is clearly a key date rarity
Half Guinea 1759 S.3685 EF with some surface marks, very scarce in high grade. We note an example offered in our A179 Auction, graded as NGC MS61 (Lot 1667, realised £1700 hammer price) displays more wear than this coin
Guinea 1689 S.3426 Later upright Harp, Fine with some surface marks, some slight smoothing on the edge indicates possible ex-mount, if however this is the case the coin has no additional damage to the surfaces, viewing recommended
Guinea 1739 Intermediate Laureate head S.3676 Nearer VF than Fine with some haymarking, particularly between the bust and GRATIA. This short lived type only issued for four years.
Guinea 1698 S.3460 VF or near so with dull surfaces and a depression on the edge at the top of the obverse, also evidence of expert work on the top edge suggesting possibly once in jewellery
Half Guinea 1779 S.3734 GVF with some contact marks, Ex-London Coins Auction A141 June 2013 Lot 1635 hammer price £400, A scarce date with only a small number of examples having come to auction anywhere since we last sold this coin in 2013
Half Guinea 1731 S.3681A Fine or better, very rare with very few examples having been offered for auction anywhere in the last 20 years, our archive database shows that we have only offered one other example since 2003.
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737 Fine with dull surfaces, the reverse with a depression in the field to the left of the crown, this is visible as a raised area in the obverse field
Half Guinea 1768 S.3732 NVF/GF with some small spots on the obverse, we note an example described as Fine with some contact marks in London Coins Auction A171 December 2020s old for £550 hammer price
Half Guinea 1751 S.3685 VF brightly cleaned, with scratches on the obverse and to the shield on the reverse, appears bent and straightened, our archive database indicates that this is the first we have offered of this date. Clearly undervalued and under-rated by the Standard Catalogue. the coin offered here was previously sold at Auction in 2010 and, as far as we have been able to establish, only one other example of the unaltered date coin has been offered by major Auction houses in the intervening 13 years.
Guinea 1813 Military S.3730 GVF with some contact marks, the final year of minting, minted to pay troops fighting in the Napoleonic wars, this type an important coin in any Guinea collection
Guinea 1679 Elephant and Castle below bust, S.3345 VG. the reverse slightly better, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first 1679 Elephant and Castle mintmark type we have offered. Despite the relatively small difference in catalogue values between Elephant and Castle and standard issues, these are many times rarer, as our archive database confirms on pure statistics over a long time period.
Half Guinea 1717 S.3635 Near Fine/Fine with a scratch on the obverse field and some light scattered haymarks, possibly scarcer than catalogue values may indicate
Half Guinea 1718 S.3635 Near Fine/Fine, weakly struck in the centre of the obverse, with some deeper hairlines and rub in the obverse field have causing a depression
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737, Iverson dies 3/B Obverse: Top right laurel leaf points between the D and E of DEI, the top left leaf points to the upright of the D, Reverse: 1 of date points between the F and first I of FIDEI. About EF/EF and lustrous, an eye-catching example
Third Guinea 1804 S.3740 Near Fine/Fine ex-mount, the edge with the milling skilfully repaired, the obverse field with two indentations, the fields otherwise superior to most ex-jewellery coins we encounter
Five Guineas 1681 Charles II Second Laureate Bust, TRICESIMO TERTIO S3331 graded AU58 by NGC rare thus seldom have we seen Charles II coinage so sharp and pleasing as this. This is hard date in any grade with NGC only showing 5 graded and only one finer than this, we have never sold an example of this date and we could find very few examples sold in the past anywhere
Two Guineas 1735 S.3667A sharp and prooflike and graded AU58+ by NGC and certainly not over graded by them, a rare date in this George IIYoung Head series and seldom offered in this high grade or in fact in any grade
Two Guineas 1720 over 17 George I S3627 brilliant EF with some peripheral orange tone, so choice eye appeal NGC AU53, a seldom offered date certainly the first example we have offered and the over date rarer than the standard state
Five Guineas 1711 DECIMO edge S.3568 in an NGC holder VF Details, Damaged, all Queen Anne Five Guineas hard to find, we note that our archive database stretching back 20 years shows that we have only previously offered seven Queen Anne of all dates, with only one 1711 example so possibly scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
Five Guineas 1701 Fine Work S.3456 NGC AU Details REMOVED FROM JEWELRY. An impressive and imposing issue, the Fine Work Five Guineas was a highly important coin in the history of the milled coinage, it introduced more intricate detail and a superb sharp striking to the portrait, marking a significant advance to the quality of minting at the time, leading to further higher relief designs being produced in the 18th Century, right up to the introduction of the later machine-made milled coinage
Guinea 1709 Second Bust S.3572 in an NGC holder and graded AU58, all Queen Anne gold very desirable in all grades above Fine, this a very pleasing example of this scarcer type
Five Guineas 1691 TERTIO edge, S.3422, Good Fine with some edge nicks and bruises, the reverse with some haymarking in places, with a dig to the left of the shield, overall of even appearance and collectable and affordable example, we note a VF example, also with edge faults realised £16,000 hammer price in London Coins Auction A172 (March 2021)
Third Guinea 1813 S.3740 in an NGC holder and graded MS64* PL, the bust and reverse design frosted, a superb example with choice eye appeal, coins with the star designation very close to the next higher grade, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have only previously offered one example, this a PCGS example offered in 2019. The NGC census shows only 15 examples graded in all grades
Guinea 1673 S.3344 rubbed on the highest points, otherwise Fine, our archive database stretching back 20 years shows that we have not previously offered this date, certainly rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Guinea 1675 S.3344 Fine, the reverse with a minor scratch below BR, overall of very pleasing appearance, our archive database stretching back 20 years, confirms that this is the first of this date/type combination we have offered, the only 1675 we have offered in this time was the Elephant and Castle variety, so undoubtedly rarer than catalogue values would suggest, indeed further research shows this date to be very seldom offered in any grade
Guinea 1676 S.3344 Fine/About Fine, the obverse with some minor haymarking, a collectable example, Charles II Guineas becoming increasingly difficult to find
Guinea 1694 S.3426 Good Fine/Near VF, the rim shows some signs of having been in jewellery at the top of the obverse, the portraits with a slightly dull appearance, overall the surfaces way superior to most ex-jewellery pieces that we encounter, all William and Mary Guineas very sought after in all grades
Half Guinea 1732 S.3681A, Fine with a small flan flaw on either side, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have only previously offered two examples of this date, so possibly rarer that catalogue values may suggest
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