Lot 1179
Great Britain. Guinea, 1719. George I, 4th Bust. S-3631. Fr-327; KM-546.1. In some 22 years of hunting for exceptional British milled gold coins, we discovered that the Spink book (and the old Seaby book before it) was much like the U.S. Red Book of 40 years ago: lots of dates were listed, among gold coins, as existing in Uncirculated condition, because a price was given. The actual hunt, however, revealed a far more penetrating truth. That super-grade coins were so, so few and far between. We began to understand why "EF" was the highest grade listed in the Spink reference. Nothing better exists for many dates, in all series. In fact, sometimes an EF cannot be found either. We decided that any guinea or half guinea with mint sparkle and no problems was well worth owning. Hence another 1719 guinea, the present coin, a handsome piece with a good strike on the reverse, if a bit mushy on the king's locks. Lots of mint luster makes up for a lot, and this coin has it! Much finer than most other known examples of this date and type. Rare! PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $3,750 - 4,500.
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| Realized $5,290 |
