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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 |
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1734 - 4/3 | - | - | $2,100 | $4,710 | $7,300 | $9,100 |
1735 | - | - | $1,880 | $3,890 | $7,100 | $8,700 |
1738 | - | - | $1,140 | $2,190 | $4,200![]() | $4,920![]() |
1739 - Young head | - | - | $1,150 | $2,390 | $3,570![]() | $5,000![]() |
1739 - Intermediate head | - | - | $1,140 | $2,330 | $4,080![]() | $5,000![]() |
1740 | - | - | $1,160 | $2,150![]() | $4,510![]() | $5,700![]() |
1740 - 40/39 | - | - | $961 | $2,110![]() | $4,700![]() | $6,000![]() |
1748 | - | - | $1,300![]() | $2,470 | $4,830![]() | $6,000![]() |
1753 | - | - | $1,400![]() | $2,890![]() | $5,400![]() | $6,600![]() |
Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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1734 - 4/3 | $10,900 | $10,900 | $11,000 | - | - | - | - |
1735 | $10,300 | $10,600 | $11,000 | - | - | - | - |
1738 | $6,100![]() | $8,500 | $13,900 | - | - | - | - |
1739 - Young head | $6,000![]() | $8,400 | $11,000 | - | - | - | - |
1739 - Intermediate head | $6,500![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1740 | $6,900![]() | - | - | $16,800 | - | - | - |
1740 - 40/39 | $7,300![]() | $14,600 | $23,100 | - | - | - | - |
1748 | $7,200![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1753 | $7,800![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
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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.