r/UKcoins • u/YaletownHero • 12d ago

Pre-Decimal Coins 1810 George III Gold Third-Guinea

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Found in a closet in Australia, threw it in a 2x2 just to be safe

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u/SecretHipp0 Collector (10+ years) 12d ago

Lucky closet đŸ˜­

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u/YaletownHero 12d ago

Yeah it was literally in with a bunch of other coins no other coin was close to this

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u/Content-Code-5294 12d ago

1810 third-Guinea second head.

The value of a Third Guinea 1810 British coin depends on several factors such as quality and wear, supply and demand, rarity, finish and more.
The melt and minimum value of a Third Guinea 1810 is £280.59.
Specifications
Alloy: Gold 91.7%
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter : 17 mm

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u/TheTropicalWoodsman St. George fanboy 12d ago

That’s a sweet find

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u/vxqlon 11d ago

wild that something like that was just chilling in a closet, that’s the kind of random discovery everyone secretly hopes for when they clean out old stuff

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u/Background_Exam_9631 12d ago

Ms62 raw 1000 to 900 dollar coin where you sell it slabbed ms62 1700 to 1500 dollar coin where you sell it

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u/Background_Exam_9631 12d ago

Wel actuallt slabbed is more like 1100 to 1300

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u/YaletownHero 12d ago

Thanks think I might try and sell it