Charles II 1679 Five-Guineas, 2nd bust 1st year, edge TRICESIMO PRIMO

Charles II (1660-85), gold Five Guineas, 1679, second laureate bust right, Latin legend with pellet stops surrounding, CAROLVS. II. DEI. GRATIA. translates as "Charles II by the Grace of God" toothed border surrounding, rev. crowned cruciform emblematic shields, emblematic sceptres in angles, four interlinked C's at centre, date either side of top crown, abbreviated Latin legend, .MAG. BR. FRA. ET.HIB REX. translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland" toothed border surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI TRICESIMO PRIMO, translates as "An ornament and a safeguard, in the thirty first year of the reign, weight 42.02g (Schneider -; Bull EGC 190; King 104; Holloway 26; M.C.E. 20; S. 3331). Toned with surface marks and a test cut into rim negating a straight third party grade, first year of the second bust.

NGC certification 2113951-030 - XF details Test Cut - a total of only 13 examples are straight graded for this date.

King Survey = 42 examples in commerce over the period 1960-2005.

The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Charles the second by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland."

We note that the total calendar year output of gold for 1679 = £534,409 which would have been used to produce Five Guineas, Two Guineas, Guineas and Half-Guineas.

Provenance:

Ex A H Baldwin, London, private purchase pre 2012.