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Gold Guinea
We sell a wide range of gold Guineas; a classic British coin that has become a favourite with collectors, and at 22 carat purity they are very valuable coins in metal alone. These quarter ounce gold coins are considered a rarity and carry a sizeable collectors value due to their age, having been produced between 1663 and 1814.
Looking to sell a Gold Guinea coin? We pay between £300 and £3,000 for rare gold Guinea coins so call us today for a quote! There are no auction fees and we pay hammer price, so call our Guinea hotline on 0121 634 8072 and see how much you could earn for your Gold Guinea!
1776 Gold Guinea Coin George III
from £1,252
1711 Gold Guinea Coin Queen Anne
from £1,256
1790 Gold Guinea Coin George III
from £1,292
1714 Gold Guinea Coin Queen Anne
from £1,314
1784 Gold Guinea Coin George III Gold Guinea
from £1,315
1798 Gold Guinea Coin George III
from £1,326
1679 Gold Guinea Coin Charles II
from £1,390
1694 Gold Guinea Coin William & Mary
from £1,461
1685 Gold Guinea Coin James II
from £1,476
1715 Gold Guinea Coin George I Fine
from £1,477
1791 Gold Guinea Coin George III
from £1,486
1771 Gold Guinea Coin George III
from £1,497
1688 Gold Guinea Coin James II
from £1,503
from £1,511
1798 Gold Guinea Coin George III Extremely Fine
from £1,511
1797 Gold Guinea Coin George III
from £1,514
from £1,556
1695 Gold Guinea Coin William III
from £1,593
1773 Gold Guinea Coin George III
from £1,623
1763 Gold Guinea Coin George III
from £1,633
1731 Gold Guinea Coin George II
from £1,647
1689 Gold Guinea Coin William & Mary
from £1,697
1793 Gold Guinea Coin George III
from £1,701
1792 Gold Guinea Coin George III
from £1,800
from £376.10
from £386.90
from £468.80
from £1,827
Guinea Coin
The Guinea coin is a British gold currency coin that was minted for several centuries before being replaced by the pound. It weighs roughly one quarter of a troy ounce, and is struck from 22 carat gold. This was the traditional purity used for circulating currency as 24 carat would be too soft for day to day commerce. The size and purity makes the Guinea coin very similar to the gold Sovereigns produced by The Royal Mint to this day.
These coins played a huge role in British history prior to the industrial revolution and expansion of the British Empire. As well as the full coin, half, quarter and even third Guineas were produced.
The name 'Guinea' comes from West Africa, where the gold was sourced during British colonialism to produce these coins. The Gold Coast (now modern day Ghana), as well as neighbouring nations Togo and Guinea itself, were all sources of gold for the production of these coins.
The size of a Guinea varies quite a lot per coin, despite the fact that Guineas were the first machine-struck coin. Some gold Guineas are as small as 16mm in diameter, while other later ones are around 24 to 25mm. The official valuation of the time varied too, but generally a Guinea was worth 21 shillings (1717 to 1816).
Many monarchs featured on Guineas over the years, including Charles II, James II, Mary II & William of Orange, William III of Orange on his own after Mary's death, Queen Anne, George I, George II, and finally George III. After 151 years the Guinea was phased out during the Great Recoinage in 1817 in favour of gold Sovereigns the new Pound coin.
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