May 26-27, 2003, The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection, Sale 20

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British Gold Coins

 

1692 Half Guinea with Elephant and Castle

Lot 136 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1692. William & Mary. S-3431; Fr-308; KM-476.2. 2nd conjoined Busts with Elephant and Castle hallmark; 2nd shield of arms style. Very rare, this type being coined only in 1691 and 1692. A particularly choice piece having a bold strike and exhibiting fresh luster. PCGS graded MS-62. Color photo.
Estimated Value $4,000-6,000.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1692. William & Mary, conjoined busts. S-3426; Fr-303; KM-474.1. The rarest date of the six years of mintage of this type. Lustrous and pleasing. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $3,000-3,500.

 

Mint State 1693 Guinea

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1693. William & Mary, conjoined busts. S-3426; Fr-303; KM-474.2. Another boldly struck, gleaming specimen; incredibly nice and very rare so splendid! PCGS graded MS-62. Color photo.
Estimated Value $5,000-6,000.

 

Lot 139 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
Great Britain. 2 Guineas, 1694/3. Fr-301; S-3424. William and Mary. Conjoined busts right. Reverse: Crowned arms. PCGS graded AU-53.
Estimated Value $4,000-5,000.
Not part of the Terner Collection.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1695. William III, 1st laureate Bust. S-3458; Fr-313; KM-488.1. An elusive portrait type which is extremely rare in this splendid condition. PCGS graded MS-62.
Estimated Value $4,000-5,000.
Ex Bridgewater House Collection. One of the finest provenances possible.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1698. William III, 2nd laureate Bust. S-3460; Fr-313; KM-498.1. Human-shaped harp on reverse shield. Very rare in this exalted state of preservation. A tiny tin "haymark" (impurity) on the king's cheekbone, but well struck and having gorgeous satiny luster. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $3,000-4,000.

 

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Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1698. William III. S-3468; Fr-315; KM-487.3. Laureate Bust combined with crowned cruciform shields having scepters in the angles with the late harp style. Rare type, coined for only 5 years; in fact, this piece is the only half guinea of William III found in 22 years of searching that was deemed appropriate for inclusion in the collection. Handsome and lustrous. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $1,500-2,000.
Ex Norweb Collection.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1700. William III, 2nd laureate Bust. S-3460; Fr-313; KM-498.1. Human-shaped harp on shield. Very rare. A few faint flan adjustments on entire obverse, but sharp and handsome with flashy luster. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $3,000-4,000.

 

Choice 'Fine Work' Guinea of 1701

Lot 144 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
Great Britain. "Fine Work" Guinea, 1701. William III, 3rd laureate Bust. S-3465; Fr-313; KM-506. An extremely rare condition for this, the splendid periwig version of King William's portrait. Probably the finest known of its type. PCGS graded MS-63. Color photo.
Estimated Value $4,000-6,000.
Ex Norweb collection, bought at the auction in 1986.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1701. William III, 2nd laureate Bust. S-3463; Fr-313; KM-498.1. An especially choice guinea, bought in 1984 and never bettered since, despite constant searching for great coins. PCGS graded MS-62.
Estimated Value $2,500-3,000.

 

Pre Union 1702 Guinea

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1702. Queen Anne. S-3562; Fr-320; KM-511.1. Pre-Union reverse style. Extremely rare as a type and also as a date in this grade: superb luster, slightly prooflike, boldly struck everywhere with dazzling eye-appeal. Quietly believed, by in-the-know dealers, to be the finest Pre-Union guinea seen in the past 50 or more years. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $4,000-6,000.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1709. Queen Anne, After Union type, 2nd Bust. S-3572; Fr-320; KM-529.1. One of only three years struck in this exact style. Rare date and grade; in fact, one of the finest ever seen, with prooflike glittering surfaces! Exceptional eye-appeal. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $2,000-3,000.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1710. Queen Anne, After Union type, 3rd Bust. S-3574; Fr-320; KM-534. Rare, another date almost never seen. A faint hairline scratch in the right obverse field, but well struck with bright luster, and still very choice and desirable. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $2,000-3,000.

 

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Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1710. Queen Anne, After Union reverse. S-3575; Fr-323; KM-527. Sharp, pleasing, and quite rare. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $1,500-2,000.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1712. Queen Anne, After Union type, 3rd Bust. S-3574; Fr-320; KM-534. Another seldom-seen date. Superb surfaces, sharp strike, glowing luster, old-time gold toning, and (most curiously) a slightly odd flan and denticles. A fascinating coin which reveals the technology of the day because of the shape of its flan. PCGS graded MS-62. Color photo.
Estimated Value $2,500-3,500.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1713. Queen Anne, After Union type, 3rd Bust. S-3574; Fr-320; KM-534. An excellent specimen, boldly struck and very choice, with mellow old-time gold toning. PCGS graded MS-62. Color photo.
Estimated Value $2,500-3,500.

 

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Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1713. Queen Anne, After Union reverse. S-3575; Fr-323; KM-527. Prooflike and particularly choice. PCGS graded MS-62.
Estimated Value $2,000-2,500.
Ex Norweb Collection.

 

Prince Elector, George I 1714 Guinea

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1714. George I, Prince Elector. 1st Bust. S-3628; Fr-538; KM-538. The distinctive and very rare 1-year type, the only such English gold coin actually noting in full the king's German origins, for George was, first and foremost, Prince Elector of Hanover, for the Holy Roman Empire. The end of the reverse legend denotes this, with the distinctive "PR EL" among the king's titles. Evidently the use of the extra "PR" was determined as crowding the legend, and it was not used on other coinages. A superb and boldly struck example, one of the finest known. PCGS graded MS-63. Color photo.
Estimated Value $5,000-7,000.
Ex Bridgewater House Collection. The finest possible provenance. Purchased in 1984.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1714. Queen Anne, After Union type, 3rd Bust. S-3574; Fr-320; KM-534. The final date of issue for this monarch. The only "common" date, but most are not so fine as this beautiful coin. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $2,000-2,500.

 

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Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1714. Queen Anne, After Union reverse. S-3575; Fr-323; KM-527. Last year of issue. Another piece of rare grade, with superb eye-appeal, a bold strike, and brilliant satiny luster. Lightly clashed dies. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $2,000-2,500.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1715. George I, 3rd Bust. S-3630; Fr-327; KM-543. Each of the dates made in the early history of the Hanoverian kings is rare. The 3rd Bust was used in only two years, 1715 and 1716. This lustrous, pleasing coin was purchased in 1988, and never bettered. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $2,500-3,000.

 

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Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1717. George I, 1st Bust. S-3635; Fr-329; KM-541.1. Rare type! Lustrous with a nice sharp strike, and a large diebreak on the king's face. Glittering eye-appeal. Missing from the Douglas-Morris Collection; evidently a very rare grade for the first of the House of Hanover small gold. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $2,000-3,000.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1719. George I, 4th Bust. S-3631; Fr-327; KM-546.1. Elusive! A choice piece with very slight doubling of strike (so very common to this era). PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $2,000-3,000.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1720. George I, 4th Bust. S-3631; Fr-327; KM-546.1. A delightful specimen, boldly struck, perfectly centered, and highly lustrous. Exceptional eye-appeal. PCGS graded MS-62.
Estimated Value $4,000-5,000.
Ex Douglas-Morris.

 

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Great Britain. Guinea, 1723. George I, 5th Bust. S-3633; Fr-327; KM-559.1. The final portrait. Pleasing and lustrous, and evidently very rare, for it was one of only two guineas in the collection we ever thought of improving upon, but a better one never appeared since it was purchased in 1984. PCGS graded AU-58.
Estimated Value $2,000-2,500.


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