Valuable coin?

[Guest john]

GEORGE 111 GOLD SPADE GUINEA-DATED 1701. Can anyone give me any indication of what this coin is worth or indeed any information on why a george 111 coin is dated 1701.

Thanks

[Chris Perkins 228]

What does the legend actually read? Is it Gulielmus? because that's latin for William, not George.

If you register you can post a scan.

Chris

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[Sylvester 15]

Spade Guinea?

Has the reverse got four cruciform shields (cruciform because they are in the shape of a cross, with a rampant lion in the centre; which incidentally is the lion of Nassau) and four sceptres between the shields?

William should be spelt GVLIELMVS? If so then it's William III guinea. To give you an idea of the value i would ideally have to see a scan of the coin as there are several varieties of William III 1701 Guineas, from the most common examples, to the 'fine work' example and even an elephant and castle one, which go for considerable more.

If the coin has a spade type i.e just the one shield on the reverse (not four) then you've got something else, what though i couldn't say.

Sylvester.