Five Guineas 1680 80 over 79 Elephant and Castle below bust S.3332 Fine with some scratches in the obverse field and below the date on the reverse, an evenly struck example and one of the key date/type combinations in the Charles II series. Rare and desirable in all grades, our research into quantities of this date and type historically offered indicates this is many times rarer than the standard 80 over 79 coin. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 confirms we have not previously offered this date with the Elephant and Castle provenance mark, on the Samuel King Five Guineas population analysis only 2 are showing
Five Guineas 1748 S.3666 VF an ex-mount piece with some scratches below the 4 of the date. Most of the edge lettering is intact, the coins surfaces are far superior to most other ex-jewellery pieces that we encounter and still displays good eye appeal. With low grades and/or damaged Five Guineas realising £5000-£6000 in the recent past, this being several grades above represents very good value in today's market at the low estimate, or in our opinion at several bids above.
Two Guineas 1735 S.3667A VF with a few flecks of haymarking, and a small depression in the obverse field in front of the bust, a key date rarity, one of only two examples we have offered in 18 years, so perhaps rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Guinea 1671 Third Bust S.3342 VG or better/Fine, ex-jewellery, the surfaces far superior to those normally associated with ex-jewellery pieces, all Charles II Guineas hard to find in all grades
Half Guinea 1804 Seventh Bust, 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: 12 of date points between the F and first I of FIDEI. 0 of date is correctly positioned. EF/GEF and lustrous with a light scuff in front of the portrait, overall a very pleasing piece. The third most common of the six varieties now identified by David Iverson in his newly published article (Coin News May 2021)
Guinea 1778 S.3728 VF Ex-jewellery with a mount having been removed from the reverse, one of the key dates in the series and missing from many gold collections
Half Guinea 1804 Seventh Bust, S.3737, Iverson dies 4/C, Obverse: Top right laurel leaf points to the centre of the E of DEI, Reverse: 1 of date points almost directly to the first I of FIDEI, 0 of date touches Garter and points to the end of the tip of the R of REX, VF and pleasing, the third most rare of six varieties now identified by David Iverson in his newly published article (Coin News May 2021) with only an estimated 11-12% of the total mintage being of this type
Half Guinea 1804 Seventh Bust, S.3737, Iverson dies 4/D, Obverse Top right laurel leaf points to the centre of the E of DEI, Reverse: 1 of date points the end of the foot of the F of FIDEI, 0 of date does not touch Garter, and point just right of the centre of the R of REX, VF/GVF the obverse with some scratches and hairlines, the second rarest of the of six varieties now identified by David Iverson in his newly published article (Coin News May 2021) with only an estimated 10% of the total mintage being of this type
Five Guineas 1687 Second Bust S.3397A TERTIO edge in a PCGS holder and graded AU55. Flashes of red toning and lustre in the legends enhance the eye appeal of this impressive piece. We note an example graded NGC 58 recently changed hands in the USA for $78000 (around £60000). The example offered here displays only slightly more overall wear to the obverse and with a superior reverse. The piece offered here would be a worthy addition to an advanced early milled gold collection. We note this is now listed at £70,000 in EF in the Spink catalogue, compared to £22,500 back in 2014, so the catalogue price of this coin has tripled in just 7 years.
Five Guineas 1682 Elephant and CastleS.3332 Fine, an ex-jewellery piece, the edge largely smoothed, our archive database dating back to 2003 shows that this is the first 1682 Elephant and Castle example we have offered
Guinea 1691 Elephant and CastleS.3427, 7 Harp strings, NVF/VF with touches of red toning, and some haymarking and adjustment lines, William and Mary Guineas very seldom found in grades above Fine, many having the characteristic weak strike on the reverse. This example a superior piece with a full strike with only very minor weakness just above the Irish shield. A desirable example, Guineas of this reign always keenly sought after
Guinea 1813 The 'Military' Guinea S.3730 Plugged and expertly repaired in the left arch of the crown, traces of expert work are also visible in the fields under magnification GVF/NEF, a scarce issue and an important part of any Guinea collection
Half Guinea 1756 S.3685 EF and lustrous, the obverse with very minor haymarking, a very pleasing example with much eye appeal and rare in this high grade, come with old collector's ticket stating '10/6 Georg II 1756 FDC Spink 2/IX/X Oct 1947 '
Half Guinea 1718 S.3635 Good Fine the obverse with some light adjustment lines, a pleasing example, George I gold now becoming scarce in collectable grades
Guinea 1695 S.3458 Fine with two small scuffs on the edge, a collectable example of early milled gold, the reverse a little weak on the top crown as often, the reverse otherwise bold
Guinea 1791 S.3729 in an NGC holder and graded MS63, at the time of writing, NGC had only graded one finer example, in addition to this the highest graded by PCGS is MS62
Guinea 1778 S.3728 VF/About VF the obverse with a flan flaw in the field, our archive database shows that this is only the fifth example we have offered since 2003
Guinea 1723 Fourth Laureate Head S.3631 Near Fine/About Fine with some scratches and edge nicks, all George I gold becoming increasing difficult to find
Guinea 1761 First Laureate Head, two leaves at the top of the wreath, S.3725 Good Fine, plugged, an ex-jewellery piece with an ornate gold mount attached to the top of the obverse, total weight 8.68 grammes, Extremely Rare in all grades
Quarter Guinea 1762 S.3741 NEF struck on a slightly wavy flan, possibly once restraighten, the edge with a slight flattening at the top of the obverse, the surfaces show no signs of having been in jewellery
Guinea 1686 First Bust S.3400 VF and with a pleasing and even strike, many James II Guineas are encountered with areas of weak striking, this a superior example with excellent eye appeal
Guinea 1726 S.3633 EF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the finest of just 3 examples recorded by the LCGS Population Report, formerly in an NGC holder and graded NGC AU53, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin
Guinea 1761 First Laureate Head, with two leaves at the top of the wreath, S.3725 Good Fine, the obverse with a small file mark on the rim at 11 o'clock with fine scratches in this area, an extremely rare and sought after one-year type and seldom offered in any grade, indeed our archive database shows we have only offered two previous examples in 18 years
Guinea 1783 S.3728 EF and lustrous with some thin scratches, we note we have only offered four examples in 18 years, so probably rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Guinea 1791 S.3729 EF and lustrous with a few light flecks of haymarks, an original and eye-catching example, this series always popular in high grades
Guinea 1764 Second Laureate Head, S.3726 Good Fine, the reverse slightly better, the obverse with some flattening and with a series of hairlines causing a depression in the fields, the second head coins only issued in 1763 and 1764, all are rare and desirable
Guinea 1781 S.3728 NEF and lustrous, a very pleasing piece, the first date in the series with the upright 1 in the date, previous years have the J-shaped 1, comes with old retail ticket for £1350
Guinea 1792 S.3729 NEF/EF and lustrous, the reverse with a slight weakness on the right edge of the crown, nevertheless an eye-catching and desirable example, this series always popular in high grades
Half Guinea 1758 S.3685 Good Fine or better and bold, attractive for the grade, we note that this is only the second example of this date we have offered since 2003, so possibly scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737 Choice GEF and lustrous, minor weakness of strike and light wear to the highest points only, an eye-catching piece with lots of eye appeal, a superb example of the type
Guinea 1681 S.3344 VG/NVG with some smoothing evident to the lower part of the reverse, and a small area of scuffing to the edge by CAROLVS, an affordable example of the Charles II type now becoming increasingly hard to find in all grades
Guinea 1778 S.3728 E of REX struck over another E, the underlying E to the right VF/About VF, Very Rare, only the third example we have offered since 2003, inspection of our photo archive reveals that none of the examples previously offered exhibited the overstruck E
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737 EF and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the second finest of just 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Third Guineas (5) 1797 S.3738 (2) both VG/About Fine, the second slightly bent, 1798 S.3738 VG with a small dig on the reverse, 1799 S.3738 VG or slightly better, cleaned, Rare, 1810 S.3740 Fine/Good Fine, Ex-jewellery with a small test cut on the edge
Guinea 1715 Second Laureate Head S.3629 weight 8.19 grammes, About Fine/Good Fine with dull surfaces, close examination of the surfaces and edge suggests once in jewellery
Half Guinea 1801 S.3736 VF with a small depression on the I of GRATIA and a series of fine hairlines on the obverse behind the bust suggesting once cleaned
Third Guinea 1804 engraved on the obverse 'Ed to the Picture Girl 1895' in three lines, Fine with a loop mount attached, this not hallmarked and presumed not gold, total weight 2.87 grammes
Five Guineas 1691 TERTIO edge S.3422 pleasing VF, a few minor edge faults barely detract, a very sought after issue with a 1693 example of S3422 realising £135,000 in our last sale
Half Guinea 1691 S.3430 EF one old scratch obverse field and a moderate area of haymarking reverse, extremely rare in this high grade, and much rarer than S.3431 Elephant Below, proven by the fact we have offered 4 of the Elephant Below variety since 2005 and only one of this type and none of these previous five coins were above VF
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