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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 | - | - | $2,840 | $6,400 | $9,900 | $12,300 |
1735 | - | - | $2,540 | $5,300 | $9,600 | $11,800 |
1738 | - | - | $1,550 | $2,970 | $5,700![]() | $6,700![]() |
1739 - Young head | - | - | $1,560 | $3,240 | $4,840![]() | $6,800![]() |
1739 - Intermediate head | - | - | $1,550 | $3,160 | $5,500![]() | $6,800![]() |
1740 | - | - | $1,580 | $2,920![]() | $6,100![]() | $7,700![]() |
1740 - 40/39 | - | - | $1,300 | $2,870![]() | $6,400![]() | $8,100![]() |
1748 | - | - | $1,770![]() | $3,340 | $6,500![]() | $8,100![]() |
1753 | - | - | $1,890![]() | $3,910![]() | $7,300![]() | $8,900![]() |
Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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1734 - 4/3 | $14,800 | $14,800 | $14,900 | - | - | - | - |
1735 | $13,900 | $14,400 | $14,900 | - | - | - | - |
1738 | $8,200![]() | $11,600 | $18,900 | - | - | - | - |
1739 - Young head | $8,100![]() | $11,400 | $14,900 | - | - | - | - |
1739 - Intermediate head | $8,800![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1740 | $9,300![]() | - | - | $22,800 | - | - | - |
1740 - 40/39 | $9,900![]() | $19,800 | $31,300 | - | - | - | - |
1748 | $9,700![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1753 | $10,600![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.