1791 Gold Guinea

Obverse of 1791 Guinea

Reverse of 1791 Guinea

George III Spade Guineas
"Spade" or "Spade Ace" guineas are the most famous version of this well known gold coin, even though they were only issued for thirteen years from 1787 to 1799. Please see our Guinea Story page for a potted history of the guinea.

Almost the Last Guinea
If it had not been for the "military guinea" issued in 1813 to pay for the campaign against Napoleon, the spade guineas of George III would have been the last guinea issue.
The fifth head issue of George III guineas had a spade shaped shield on their reverse instead of the garnished shields used on previous issues. Because these were virtually the last type of guinea to be issued, they are found more abundantly than the earlier versions. Because of the spade shaped shield they have for a long time been known as "spade guineas" or "spade ace" guineas, the latter because they resemble the ace of spades as usually portrayed on playing cards.
During recent years, they have been getting scarcer, particularly in better grades.

Obverse
Fifth head of George III, facing right.
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA

Reverse
Crowned shade shaped shield, with date below.
M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E

Stock and Prices
We list here recent coins from our stock. When we sell a coin, rather than remove it from this page, we simply mark it as "sold" in the "stock" column. This serves numerous purposes, it provides a historical record of our recently sold stock, and it can provide a reference source for those who wish to know the approximate value of their coins.

Date	Grade	Stock	Price £	Price $
1791	gVF	Yes	£525	$Ask

Coins Wanted
We make an active market in almost all world coins, including George III guineas. If you have any of these coins to sell, please contact us, or post them to us for appraisal and offer.

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