Harry

Hello, My late grandfather left me an old coin that is a 1694 William & Mary - 2 Guinea gold piece. I have been doing a lot of research on this coin, and I found a few (in far better condition) that sold for a nice chunk of change. This one that is just about mint sold for £25,000... http://www.mhcoins.co.uk/coins/milled/william-and-mary-1688-94-16943-two-guineas/ And this one here sold for $27,600 (USD) http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=46&lot=344〈=1 My piece is not in the same condition. I tried to have it graded here in the USA by NGC, but they could not grade it for me...they sent me a sticker back with the coin that reads "GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC ONLY - DETAILS GRADE DOES NOT DETERMINE VALUE". My understanding is that this coin is extremely rare, two guineas were only minted for three years 1691, 1693 & 1694. No guineas were minted at local provincial mints. For all you experts out there, I would really like to hear what your opinions are on this coin judging from my posted pictures below. Thanks in advance everyone. Harry

Went to my coin shop today and gave him the Queen Victoria 1887 Gold Five (£5) Pound piece to have him send it out for grading. He said he would give me $5k for it, but I declined and told him to have it sent out so that it can be graded. I've seen the same identical coin sell for almost double what he offered me. As for the Guinea, I'm gathering as much information as I can about the piece and will probably list it on eBay later on this week. I took lots of high resolution pictures, I think I'm going to do a reserve auction instead of a fixed or buy it now/best offer type deal. Hopefully I can get a few guys involved in a brutal bidding war. lol Thank you gentlemen. Harry

I don't think it's fake...it's been in my great grandfather's hands, my grandfather's hands, my father's hands, and now mine. As much as I'd like to keep it, I have medical bills I need to pay and tiny mouths to feed....so I have to let a few pieces go. Harry

Thank you all so much for the information. I will be putting it on eBay shortly. I'm not sure if I should ask for a fixed price, ask for "X" amount or best offer, or start the bid at "X" amount and see how much it will fetch. Reserve or no reserve. Going out of my mind as to how to approach this the right way. I have a perfect feedback on eBay from 13 years of selling and buying. If anyone has any suggestions on what would be the best approach to take, I'd be happy to hear it. I also have one other coin from the UK, it's a Queen Victoria 1887 Gold Proof Five (£5) Pound piece. I had it looked at by a few of my local shops, and they said it looks to be uncirculated or in extra fine condition. On the fence if I should send that out to be graded...or just sell it as is on eBay as well. I'm afraid NGC may hold it again for 3 months before sending back to me without being able to grade it. I will post links to the auctions here once I get them up and running. Once again, thanks for all your help! Harry

So is there a way to find out how many were made?? I can't seem to find an answer to this question. Anyone? Thank you! Harry

Any way to find out out about how many of these were milled? I appreciate your responses and help gentlemen. Thank you! Harry

I plan on putting it up for auction as soon as some of you guys tell me what to expect to get for it in it's condition. Thanks for the help! Harry

I had 4 reputable coin collecting stores in my area ALL tell me it is authentic, but not in the best of condition. I know my coin does not come close to the ones I posted links to, but they were all that I could find that had sold. Grade aside, I would think that because the coin is so rare...it should hold some value. I have seen pics of others that are in far worst condition than mine...they looked almost square and you could not see any detail on the faces/busts, much less read the lettering around the coin. As well as any detail on the shield of arms. I've come across some hard times...as much as I would like to keep it, I really only collect American coins. Judging by the pictures I posted....what do you think I could get for it? I know the grade is not that well....considering it's age, I have seen pics of others in far worst condition. Any idea how many of these coins were made? Again, thank you for your help. Looking forward to hearing back from you and any others that would care to chime in. Harry