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2 Guineas - 1717 to 1726 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | - | - | £1,420 | £3,580 | £7,100 | £9,400 |
| 1720 | - | - | £1,420 | £3,580 | £7,100 | £8,900 |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | £1,340 | £3,700 | £7,300 | £9,000 |
| 1726 | - | - | £1,360 | £3,580 | £6,000 | £7,700 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | £10,600 | £17,800 | £25,600 | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 | £10,600 | £17,800 | £25,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | £10,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | £10,800 | £15,600 | £17,000 | £33,700 | £50,400 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
