St James’s Auction

St James’s Auction

Auction 82
  • Fecha de venta:
    8 de noviembre de 2023
  • Estado de conservación
    AU58
  • Servicio
    NGC
  • Precio inicial
    4917 $
  • Precio estimado
    7375 $
  • Precio de venta
Catálogo

Lote 82. William and Mary, half-guinea, 1691, second conjoined busts r., rev. crowned shield (S.3430), certified and graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 58, evident light wear, usual softness of strike, remnants of lustre, pleasing reddish gold toning In old style NGC holder. The Royal Mint consistently had difficulty striking the fairly new half-guineas because of their size and the problem of blanks setting properly in the dies of the screw-press, and this accounts for the ‘soft’ appearance of coins such as this specimen.