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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 | - | - | €1,790 | €4,030 | €6,300 | €7,800 |
| 1735 | - | - | €1,600 | €3,320 | €6,100 | €7,400 |
| 1738 | - | - | €978 | €1,870 | €3,590 | €4,200 |
| 1739 - Young head | - | - | €986 | €2,040 | €3,050 | €4,280 |
| 1739 - Intermediate head | - | - | €978 | €1,990 | €3,490 | €4,270 |
| 1740 | - | - | €993 | €1,840 | €3,850 | €4,860 |
| 1740 - 40/39 | - | - | €821 | €1,810 | €4,010 | €5,100 |
| 1748 | - | - | €1,110 | €2,110 | €4,120 | €5,100 |
| 1753 | - | - | €1,190 | €2,470 | €4,580 | €5,600 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1734 - 4/3 | €9,300 | €9,300 | €9,400 | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | €8,800 | €9,100 | €9,400 | - | - | - | - |
| 1738 | €5,200 | €7,300 | €11,900 | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - Young head | €5,100 | €7,200 | €9,400 | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - Intermediate head | €5,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1740 | €5,900 | - | - | €14,300 | - | - | - |
| 1740 - 40/39 | €6,200 | €12,500 | €19,700 | - | - | - | - |
| 1748 | €6,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1753 | €6,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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.
