Guinea

1715 Guinea – George I - The 1715 Guinea of King George I can be found with the Second Laureated Bust or the Third Laureated Bust. The third bust has no hair below the neck truncation.

1789 Half-Guinea – Spade Design – George III - The 1789 Half-Guinea designed by Lewis Pingo (1743-1830), shows the Spade design, used between 1787 and 1800.

1813 Guinea – ‘Military’ Guinea - 80,000 coins were specially minted by the British government to pay the army for fighting in the Napoleonic Wars (namely Wellington's army in the Pyrenees), hence the term 'Military'.

1690 Guinea – William and Mary - The 1690 Gold Guinea of King William and Queen Mary minted by the Royal Mint. This is the SCBC 3426 and it has a few variants.

The Quarter-Guinea and Other Problems - The Quarter-Guinea was only issued twice: once in 1718 by George I, and once in 1762 by George III. Both times it was a means to an end, and the end wasn't exactly successful. This is the story of the Quarter Guinea, it's problems and how Sir Isaac Newton moved from a bi-metallic standard towards the Gold standard to prevent a run on silver.

1712 Guinea – Anne - This 1712 Gold Guinea shows the third draped bust of Queen Anne. Minted in the post-union period with Scotland.

1808 Half-Guinea ‘Military Type’ – George III - The Half-Guinea minted 1804-1813 (SCBC 3737) featured the same bust design as the 'Military' Guinea, so-called as it was used by the British government to pay the army for fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.

1713 Guinea – Anne - The 1713 Guinea of Queen Anne. There is an overdate variant, 1713/1. Third bust.

1678 Guinea – Charles II - The reverse shows a crowned cruciform coats-of-arms with sceptres in the quarters and a design of four interlocked monograms in the centre. The coin shows the designs of John Roettier.

List of Anne Guineas - List of Queen Anne Guineas with descriptions, images, mintages, history and information for coin collectors.