Owner Comments:
1785 Guinea - Design: OBVERSE: 4th head design. Large bust to right, laureate, dividing the legend above and below, tye has two ends, hair curls forward on both shoulders and under the bust, concealing the back of the neck. Legend: GEORGIVS•III•DEI•GRATIA• ~ REVERSE: Shield garnished, crowned, bearing in the first quarter England and Scotland impaled, second France, third Ireland, fourth Hanover Electorate, Legend: M•B•FET•H•REX•F•D•B•ET•L•D•SR•I•A•T•ET•E• (Translates - "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire") with the date.
Mint: Tower of London
Mintage: Unknown
References: KM #604 / Fr. 355 / S.3728
Specifications: Diameter – 24.00 mm
Weight – 8.3500 g. @ 0.9170 Gold = .2461 oz AGW
Acquired: March 2009
Providence: Ira & Larry Goldberg Auction #41, May 2007 Pre-Long Beach, Lot #4546
Notes:
Ø Stuck under the reign of King George III (1760-1820), during the post Revolutionary War (1775-1783) period.
Ø Engraved by Thomas Pingo
Ø The guinea takes it name from the African country of guinea. Much of the gold for the original issues of Charles II were brought to Britain from Africa by the Africa Company.
Ø Sharply struck, flashy, pleasing to the eye!!