The Guinea is a coin that was minted in the UK between 1663 and 1814. It was the first English machine-struck Gold coin originally worth one Pound Sterling and equal to twenty Shillings. Rises in the price of Gold relative to Silver caused the value of the Guinea to increase, at times to as high as Thirty Shillings. From 1717 until 1816 its value was officially fixed at Twenty-one Shillings.

Following that, Great Britain adopted the Gold standard and Guinea became a colloquial or specialised term. The name came from the Guinea region in West Africa where much of the Gold used to make the coins originated.

Please see our Guinea Coins for sale below:

Guineas

Item	Date	Description	Grade	Additional Desc	Price
Guinea	1763		Abt.VF		£3,500.00	Buy
Guinea	1764	No stop over ...	XF-40		£4,750.00	Buy
Guinea	1764	Stop over head ...	AU-53		£8,500.00	Buy
Guinea gaming token	1768		GF		£19.50	Buy
Guinea	1782	Slabbed by PCGS	AU-50		£1,500.00	Buy
Guinea	1787		Abt.EF	minor red. marks nice	£1,100.00	Buy
Guinea	1787	Proof Bull712 W&...	AFDC		£11,000.00	Buy
Guinea gaming token	1788		NF		£9.50	Buy
Guinea gaming token	1797		AUNC		£32.50	Buy
Guinea gaming token	1797		VF		£19.50	Buy
Guinea gaming Token	1797		GF		£12.50	Buy
Guinea	1798	Gilt Proof Pattern ...	Abt.FDC		£1,950.00	Buy
Guinea	1813	Forgery	GVF		£32.50	Buy
Guinea	1813	Military	F	sl. edgy	£1,400.00	Buy