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2 Guineas - 1734 to 1753 - Price Guide
For most of its period of production, the coin weighed between 16.7 and 16.8 grams and was 31-32 millimetres in diameter, although the earliest coins of Charles II were about 0.1 grams lighter and 1 millimetre smaller. The two guinea piece was a gold coin first minted in England in 1664 with a face value of forty shillings.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1734 - 4/3 | - | - | €1,760 | €3,950 | €6,100 | €7,600 |
| 1735 | - | - | €1,570 | €3,260 | €5,900 | €7,300 |
| 1738 | - | - | €959 | €1,840 | €3,520 | €4,130 |
| 1739 - Young head | - | - | €967 | €2,000 | €2,990 | €4,200 |
| 1739 - Intermediate head | - | - | €959 | €1,960 | €3,420 | €4,190 |
| 1740 | - | - | €975 | €1,800 | €3,780 | €4,770 |
| 1740 - 40/39 | - | - | €806 | €1,770 | €3,940 | €5,000 |
| 1748 | - | - | €1,090 | €2,070 | €4,050 | €5,000 |
| 1753 | - | - | €1,170 | €2,420 | €4,490 | €5,500 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1734 - 4/3 | €9,100 | €9,200 | €9,200 | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | €8,600 | €8,900 | €9,200 | - | - | - | - |
| 1738 | €5,100 | €7,200 | €11,700 | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - Young head | €5,000 | €7,100 | €9,200 | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - Intermediate head | €5,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1740 | €5,800 | - | - | €14,100 | - | - | - |
| 1740 - 40/39 | €6,100 | €12,300 | €19,300 | - | - | - | - |
| 1748 | €6,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1753 | €6,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1734 - 4/3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1738 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - Young head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - Intermediate head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1740 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1740 - 40/39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1748 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1753 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Proof (PR): Planchets of these coins (not intended for circulation) were polished before struck (usually struck twice for higher quality). The field of Proof coins wear a cameo aspect.
