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Hi everyone, I bought this gold guinea about seven years ago, and I must say that it has been a highlight of my collection ever since. However, I have never been entirely sure as to the value. I would grade it as an AU (US grade), and I certainly believe that its value could not merely be derived from its metallic composition. Any guesses as to the value and scarcity of my guinea? thanks   |
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NGC's World Coin Price Guide is a great resource. Here is a link to your coin http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/Wo...mSearch=true. It does not have a value listed for AU, but the XF grade is valued at $675 and MS60 at $1,000. So, it is probably somewhere in between. Nice coin! |
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From what I can tell they're really valuable, worth way more than their gold content. How did you come by it may I ask?
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dhcoins- Thanks! Yeah, I had heard of that site, and I do have an 18th century Krause, but I just wanted to check with everyone else in order to see of those values were accurate/realistic. Demarco Bishopp- Thanks for the input! I actually bought it from a very reputable dealer in the US. This was back when gold and silver were much cheaper (late 2005 or early 2006). The dealer thought that there would not be much interest in it, so the price was not much over bullion. I cashed in a bunch of very rough-looking inherited US junk silver. I actually only paid $298 total for it. Edited by Archraz
04/20/2013 9:03 pm
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United States
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So nice to see a real spade guinea here, instead of another one of the brass token mimics they inspired!
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I have a 1790 in about the same condition, which has a small mount mark removed from the date area.
The date is still perfectly readable. However, because of the blemish my guinea has, it is worth very little over bullion value.
At the time of it's purchase I wasn't able to obtain one at the price, that would have been better. I still thought it was good value, even with the blemish.
1788 is the 'Holy Grail' date for Australian collectors. That is the date from which Australia was first colonised, on the 26th January, which is Australia Day. The Guinea was one of Australia's Proclamation Coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great coin. I wish that I had a budget for gold. MA-Shops has one in similar condition for around $1200.
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Valued Member
United States
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I have a few Guineas myself. Love the coins. Beautiful and historical. Great find!
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United Kingdom
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The grade is no more than a UK Fine.However it is 22ct gold and would make £400 all day.Nice coin.
Gold is so soft and marks easily.
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What is a "UK fine". I know you have a different coin grading system, but I know little about it.
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We in the UK dont do numbers...we look at the coin and say what we see. So fine is a better grade than in the US - good is a good grade. The equivalent of MS-70 doesn't exist in the UK - we are too harsh for that, and peters up there will be the best place to go for a conservative estimate. For example, in the US, this is fine, in the UK, this is what we would call 'pretty darn awful' - the equivalent buzz word in the US would be Poor.  Heres a UK fine (This is apparently AU, which is silly):  |
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