1792 George III spade guinea?

[Guest machinesleet]

Hi all

My mum has had this in the family for a while and was wondering how much it is worth.

We think it is 1792 George III spade guinea?

It is attached to a bracelet, which presumably lowers the value?

Any more info would be great

Thanks

Mike

[Rob]

Hi all

My mum has had this in the family for a while and was wondering how much it is worth.

We think it is 1792 George III spade guinea?

It is attached to a bracelet, which presumably lowers the value?

Any more info would be great

Thanks

Mike

Assuming it is a guinea (diameter about 23mm), in that condition plus the fact that it has been holed it would be worth bullion value. The reverse looks a bit better, but it has clearly been polished a lot with the lack of obverse detail. However, if it is a half guinea (diameter about 20mm), it may be worth a bit more as 1792 is a very rare year. Spink 2009 gives prices of £500 in fine and £1550 in VF with no higher price quoted. This is x4 the price quoted for all the other years of this issue. Notwithstanding the fact it has been holed and the obverse of your coin is nowhere near fine, if it is in fact a 1/2 guinea you might expect a slight premium to bullion due to its rarity. The image shows a gap between the first G and the hair which suggests it is a half, but the unambiguous test will be the diameter.

Edited November 21, 2009 by Rob

[Guest machinesleet]

Hi all

My mum has had this in the family for a while and was wondering how much it is worth.

We think it is 1792 George III spade guinea?

It is attached to a bracelet, which presumably lowers the value?

Any more info would be great

Thanks

Mike

Assuming it is a guinea (diameter about 23mm), in that condition plus the fact that it has been holed it would be worth bullion value. The reverse looks a bit better, but it has clearly been polished a lot with the lack of obverse detail. However, if it is a half guinea (diameter about 20mm), it may be worth a bit more as 1792 is a very rare year. Spink 2009 gives prices of £500 in fine and £1550 in VF with no higher price quoted. This is x4 the price quoted for all the other years of this issue. Notwithstanding the fact it has been holed and the obverse of your coin is nowhere near fine, if it is in fact a 1/2 guinea you might expect a slight premium to bullion due to its rarity. The image shows a gap between the first G and the hair which suggests it is a half, but the unambiguous test will be the diameter.

Hi Rob,

The diameter is about 23mm so I guess this means it is a guinea

Thanks very much for your reply