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2 Guineas - 1664 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1664 | - | - | €2,120 | €5,400 | €11,900 | €14,800 |
| 1664 - Elephant | - | - | €2,010 | €4,160 | €8,600 | €12,600 |
| 1665 | - | - | €2,160 | €5,600 | €13,000 | €16,700 |
| 1669 | - | - | €2,160 | €5,600 | €13,000 | €16,700 |
| 1671 | - | - | €2,590 | €6,100 | €15,000 | €19,500 |
| 1673 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1675 | - | - | €1,970 | €4,680 | €10,200 | €13,000 |
| 1676 | - | - | €1,970 | €4,830 | €11,200 | €14,400 |
| 1676 - Elephant and castle | - | - | €2,060 | €5,000 | €11,600 | €14,800 |
| 1677 | - | - | €1,940 | €4,750 | €10,800 | €13,800 |
| 1677 - Elephant and castle | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1678 - 8/7 | - | - | €1,920 | €4,440 | €10,100 | €10,100 |
| 1678 - Elephant and castle | - | - | €2,090 | €4,850 | €12,100 | €15,700 |
| 1678 - Elephant | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1679 | - | - | €1,970 | €4,600 | €11,200 | €14,500 |
| 1680 | - | - | €2,010 | €4,680 | €11,800 | €15,400 |
| 1681 | - | - | €1,970 | €4,290 | €11,200 | €14,600 |
| 1682 | - | - | €1,940 | €4,290 | €11,200 | €14,600 |
| 1682 - Elephant and castle | - | - | €2,060 | €5,000 | €12,100 | €15,600 |
| 1683 | - | - | €1,940 | €4,290 | €11,500 | €15,100 |
| 1683 - Elephant and castle | - | - | €2,090 | €5,000 | €12,700 | €16,600 |
| 1684 | - | - | €1,970 | €4,680 | €11,800 | €15,300 |
| 1684 - Elephant and castle | - | - | €2,060 | €5,100 | €12,900 | €16,800 |
| 1687 | - | - | €2,690 | €6,900 | €15,200 | €19,100 |
| 1688 - 8/7 | - | - | €2,840 | €6,900 | €15,500 | €19,800 |
| 1691 - Elephant and castle | - | - | €3,100 | €5,800 | €13,100 | €16,800 |
| 1693 | - | - | €2,220 | €5,800 | €12,500 | €15,900 |
| 1693 - Elephant and castle | - | - | €2,370 | €5,800 | €13,700 | €17,600 |
| 1694 - 4/3 | - | - | €2,190 | €5,200 | €12,300 | €15,800 |
| 1694 - Elephant and castle - 4/3 | - | - | €1,890 | €5,100 | €12,300 | €15,800 |
| 1701 | - | - | €2,460 | €5,800 | €10,500 | €15,800 |
| 1709 | - | - | €1,590 | €3,970 | €9,500 | €11,900 |
| 1711 | - | - | €1,560 | €3,900 | €9,100 | €11,700 |
| 1713 | - | - | €1,560 | €3,900 | €9,600 | €12,400 |
| 1714 - 4/3 | - | - | €1,580 | €3,970 | €9,800 | €12,700 |
| 1717 | - | - | €1,660 | €4,190 | €8,300 | €11,000 |
| 1720 | - | - | €1,660 | €4,190 | €8,300 | €10,400 |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | €1,570 | €4,320 | €8,500 | €10,500 |
| 1726 | - | - | €1,590 | €4,190 | €7,100 | €9,000 |
| 1734 - 4/3 | - | - | €1,780 | €4,010 | €6,200 | €7,800 |
| 1735 | - | - | €1,600 | €3,310 | €6,000 | €7,400 |
| 1738 | - | - | €974 | €1,870 | €3,570 | €4,190 |
| 1739 - Young head | - | - | €982 | €2,030 | €3,040 | €4,260 |
| 1739 - Intermediate head | - | - | €974 | €1,990 | €3,470 | €4,250 |
| 1740 | - | - | €990 | €1,830 | €3,840 | €4,840 |
| 1740 - 40/39 | - | - | €818 | €1,800 | €4,000 | €5,100 |
| 1748 | - | - | €1,110 | €2,100 | €4,110 | €5,100 |
| 1753 | - | - | €1,190 | €2,460 | €4,560 | €5,600 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1664 | €18,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1664 - Elephant | €15,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1665 | €20,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1669 | €20,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1671 | €24,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1673 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1675 | €15,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1676 | €17,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1676 - Elephant and castle | €18,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1677 | €16,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1677 - Elephant and castle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1678 - 8/7 | €15,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1678 - Elephant and castle | €19,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1678 - Elephant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1679 | €17,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1680 | €19,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1681 | €18,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1682 | €18,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1682 - Elephant and castle | €19,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1683 | €18,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1683 - Elephant and castle | €20,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1684 | €18,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1684 - Elephant and castle | €21,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1687 | €23,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1688 - 8/7 | €24,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1691 - Elephant and castle | €20,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1693 | €19,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1693 - Elephant and castle | €21,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1694 - 4/3 | €19,300 | €32,200 | €46,600 | - | - | - | - |
| 1694 - Elephant and castle - 4/3 | €19,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1701 | €19,100 | €32,500 | €46,600 | - | - | - | - |
| 1709 | €15,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1711 | €14,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1713 | €15,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1714 - 4/3 | €15,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 | €12,400 | €20,700 | €30,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 | €12,400 | €20,700 | €29,200 | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | €12,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | €12,600 | €18,200 | €19,900 | €39,400 | €58,900 | - | - |
| 1734 - 4/3 | €9,300 | €9,300 | €9,400 | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | €8,700 | €9,000 | €9,400 | - | - | - | - |
| 1738 | €5,200 | €7,300 | €11,800 | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - Young head | €5,100 | €7,200 | €9,400 | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - Intermediate head | €5,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1740 | €5,800 | - | - | €14,300 | - | - | - |
| 1740 - 40/39 | €6,200 | €12,400 | €19,600 | - | - | - | - |
| 1748 | €6,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1753 | €6,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1664 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1664 - Elephant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1665 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1669 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1671 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1673 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1675 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1676 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1676 - Elephant and castle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1677 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1677 - Elephant and castle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1678 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1678 - Elephant and castle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1678 - Elephant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1679 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1680 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1681 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1682 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1682 - Elephant and castle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1683 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1683 - Elephant and castle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1684 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1684 - Elephant and castle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1687 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1688 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1691 - Elephant and castle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1693 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1693 - Elephant and castle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1694 - 4/3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1694 - Elephant and castle - 4/3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1701 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1709 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1711 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1713 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1714 - 4/3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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.
