Watch List notes:

Anne (1702-14), gold Five Guineas, 1713, Post-Union type, third draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crowned emblematic Post-Union cruciform shields, rose at centre, emblematic sceptres in angles, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG. BRI.FR. ET.HIB. REG., edge inscribed in raised letters and dated, +DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN ANNO. REGNI. DVODECIMO., 41.76g (Schneider 529; EGC 452; MCE 203; S.3568). Brilliant with a light overtone, flan flecking both sides, myriad of small hairlines and some light surface marks, a small retouched scratch on obverse, otherwise with excellent portrait detail in the hair and with a proud shoulder, good extremely fine. The Latin legends translate as "Anne, by the grace of God," on obverse and on the reverse as "Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland," additionally on the edge as "an ornament and a safeguard, in the twelfth year of the reign."

The Mint output of gold in 1713 was £584,597 which was more than quadruple the year before, but dwarfed by the year of 1714 straight after which production more than doubled this figure. This was all under the tenure-ship of Sir Isaac Newton as the Master-Worker of the Mint. "The Rarity of Five Guinea Pieces - An Analysis" co-authored by this cataloguer in 2005 revealed only 22 examples of the 1713 Five Guinea in commerce over a 45 year period from 1960-2005, it is a scarce final date for this denomination in this reign.

Provenance:
Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, June 2004, item MG1229.

(£20,000-£25,000)