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This is probably the most familiar type gold guinea. It is the fifth portrait type of George III, dated 1790, with a spade shaped shield, often called a 'spade ace' guinea, after  the ace of spades in a pack of playing cards.
This is probably the most familiar type gold guinea. It is the fifth portrait type of George III, dated 1790, with a spade shaped shield, often called a 'spade ace' guinea, after the ace of spades in a pack of playing cards.
Europe
United Kingdom
1790