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Charles II Guineas & Two Guineas
There are examples of hammered coins for Charles II made between 1660 and 1662, but in 1663 hand-hammering of coins was superseded at the Royal Mint.
The new machine-made or milled coinage was produced using machinery supplied by Blondeau, and dies were prepared by brothers John and Joseph Roettier.
Four new denominations of gold coins were introduced, these were the five guinea, two guinea, guinea, and half guinea. The guinea was at first current for 20 shillings, with the other three denominations valued at their respective multiples, so that two guinea coins were valued at 40 shillings. We do not know what they were called when they were first issued, but they soon came to be known as guineas because some of them were produced from gold imported from Guinea by The Africa Company.
Clipping & Mounting
Although the five guineas had a lettered edge to help protect them from clipping, the two guinea pieces had a milled (grained) edge, for the same purpose.
It is very common to find coins in the guinea series mounted for wear as a pendant, and also with mount marks where a top mount has been soldered to the coin, and then subsequently removed. As a result, it is always worth checking the edge of all guineas for signs of mounting
There are examples of hammered coins for Charles II made between 1660 and 1662, but in 1663 hand-hammering of coins was superseded at the Royal Mint.
The new machine-made or milled coinage was produced using machinery supplied by Blondeau, and dies were prepared by brothers John and Joseph Roettier.
Four new denominations of gold coins were introduced, these were the five guinea, two guinea, guinea, and half guinea. The guinea was at first current for 20 shillings, with the other three denominations valued at their respective multiples, so that two guinea coins were valued at 40 shillings. We do not know what they were called when they were first issued, but they soon came to be known as guineas because some of them were produced from gold imported from Guinea by The Africa Company.
Clipping & Mounting
Although the five guineas had a lettered edge to help protect them from clipping, the two guinea pieces had a milled (grained) edge, for the same purpose.
It is very common to find coins in the guinea series mounted for wear as a pendant, and also with mount marks where a top mount has been soldered to the coin, and then subsequently removed. As a result, it is always worth checking the edge of all guineas for signs of mounting
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