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Auction: 25004 - British and World Coins and Medals
Lot: 129

NGC MS63 | *Top Pop* | Charles II (1660-1685) Guinea, 1676, fourth laureate head right, elephant and castle below, rev. crowned shields cruciform, edge grained, 8.32g, 6h (Bull 255 [R3]; MCE 75; S.3345) strong features with lustrous, honey-golden toned surfaces, extremely rare and even more so in such stunning condition, as struck, the finest known of this iconic Carolean series, in NGC holder, graded MS63 (Cert.#8220588-001) [*Single Finest Certified*]

Provenance

St. James's, Auction 17, 24 May 2011, lot 125* - practically as struck, extremely rare, certainly one of the finest known - £13,000



A guinea of this type and year, but graded MS62 by NGC, was sold by Heritage (Sale 3119, lot 30128*) in November 2024 for $46,000.



https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/8220588-001/63/

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Sold for
£30,000

Starting price
£30000