Struck in Gold

Guineas, sovereigns and half-sovereigns

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Gold coinage carried the weight of the currency long after silver had been reduced to token metal. These three pieces span a little over a century, from the last of the guineas to the Jubilee sovereign.

George III "Spade" Guinea (1787)
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George III "Spade" Guinea (1787)
Lewis Pingo · 1787
The last guinea denomination before the sovereign replaced it.

Other series

Elizabeth I Silver Groat (c. 1560)
Charles II Maundy Money Set (1675)
William III Shilling (1696)
Queen Anne "Vigo" Sixpence (1703)
Four Centuries of Silver
Hammered groat to Jubilee florin
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