closed Almost Spot Gold - 1779 Full Gold Guinea George III (4th portrait)

[stackerp5]

Time has come for this badboy to go. I am selling this at a 45% loss as I have to raise funds. The starting price is basically spot price.

Minted between 1663 and 1814, the Guinea contains approximately 1/4oz of fine gold (8.4g of 22 carat gold). The name comes from the region of West Africa, where a lot of the gold used to make these coins was sourced from. Produced by The Tower Mint (now The Royal Mint), the Guinea marked the first time a coin was produced by machines instead of being hammered, being substituted by the Pound in 1816. King George III (1760-1820) is featured with a laureate head on the obverse of this coin. The reverse features a crowned shield of arms. The relief on this coin is good with details of the eye, cheek, nose and mouth distinguishable, with a visible laureate crown and hair on the obverse. The reverse is also detailed with few signs of wear. The coin only weighs 1/20th less than it used to when it was minted. No signs of cleaning, no signs of being ex-jewellery and also no signs of corrosion. (SOURCE 1, NUMISTA)

Starting price: £369.6, 3.5% over spot. Bids at £555 or above include free Special Delivery.

Postage: On top of winning bid.

Minimum increments: no minimum increments.

Auction end: Monday 9 PM

[Colnago]

£370 to get you started 😎

[BullionMan89]

375

[RiverbankSilver]

£385

[arphethean]

£390

[EStrading]

I'm coming alive @ £395 🤣

[Colnago]

£398🤠

[EStrading]

Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, I'm back in @ £402 🤣

[arphethean]

£410

[stackerp5]

Thank you for the bids!

I've added the following:

20 hours ago, stackerp5 said:

Bids at £550 or above include free Special Delivery.

[James32]

£412 and I've no problem paying for special delivery 😁

[cliveb13]

£414 bid from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
 

thanks Clive 

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[Silverman2U]

415

[stackerp5]

Current highest bid is £415 from @Silverman2U 

Thank you for all the bids until now! 👊😎

EDITED COMMENT: Gotta lay off drinking, thought today was monday so keep on bidding until tomorrow 9 PM!! 🤣🤣

[SilverApples]

alright then, I'll throw my hat in at £417

[James32]

Take your hat back lol

£420

[EStrading]

1 hour ago, James32 said:

£420

 Are we experiencing subliminal messages🌿 🤣

[EStrading]

2 hours ago, James32 said:

£420

£422 i'm infront of you 🤣

[lqh]

no signs of being ex-jewellery

what  does that mean?

[lqh]

no signs of being ex-jewellery

what  does that mean?

[Leonmarsh]

6 minutes ago, lqh said:

no signs of being ex-jewellery

what  does that mean?

Means it's never been in a jewellery mount which was common for guineas, if it had it would be rounded on the edges, polished and indentation from the mount from the necklace / pendant etc 

So it's a good thing it's not been in jewellery which if it had it reduces its value 

 

[Mortimer]

430 :}

[arphethean]

£435

[stackerp5]

1 hour ago, Leonmarsh said:

Means it's never been in a jewellery mount which was common for guineas, if it had it would be rounded on the edges, polished and indentation from the mount from the necklace / pendant etc 

So it's a good thing it's not been in jewellery which if it had it reduces its value 

 

Thanks Leon you put it perfectly!

Thank you all for the bids! Highest bid by @arphethean at £435.

[EStrading]

2 minutes ago, stackerp5 said:

Thanks Leon you put it perfectly!

Thank you all for the bids! Highest bid by @arphethean at £435.

£436