Part of the hoard of 264 English gold coins being offered at Spink.
A mixed bag in terms of condition, they carry estimates from £150-200 to £3000-4000 when the hoard is sold by Spink on October 7.
At the top end of the spectrum is a Queen Anne guinea piece from 1705. ‘Pre-Union’ coins of this type are notoriously difficult to find in any condition.
A Queen Anne guinea piece from 1705, part of the hoard of 264 English gold coins being offered at Spink.
As reported last week (ATG no. 2558), the coins were likely amassed by the merchant Fernley-Maister families of Hull. Why they were never recovered is unknown, although after the death of Sarah Fernley in 1745, the family estates no longer passed by direct descent.
