1084099 | GREAT BRITAIN. England. Charles II. (King, 1660-1665). 1668 Elephant AV Five Guineas. PCGS Genuine - AU Details Cleaned. Laureate bust, right; elephant below truncation / Crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles. KM 430.2; SCBC-3329; Fr.-282.

The elephant privy mark below the bust of the sovereign indicates the source of the gold used in the striking of the coin. Issues with the elephant (and later, elephant & castle) were produced with gold mined in Western Africa along what was known as the "Gold Coast," with the Guinea denomination taking its name from this region. Some minor hairlines account for the cleaning designation; very attractive for the grade assigned.


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