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	Guinea (Coin) - LoveToKnow 1911
		It was first coined in 1663, in the reign of Charles II., from gold imported from the Guinea coast of West Africa by a company of merchants trading under charter from the British crown - hence the name.
		Many of the first guineas bore an elephant on one side, this being the stamp of the company; in 1675 a castle was added.
		It was last coined in 1813, and was superseded in 1817 by the present principal gold coin, the sovereign.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Guinea_%28Coin%29 (273 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The diameter of the coin was 25 millimetres throughout Charles II's reign, and the average gold content (from an assay done in 1773) was 0.9100.
		The guineas of this reign weighed 8.5 grams, were 25–26 mm in diameter, and were the work of James and Norbert Roettier and were produced in all years between 1689 and 1694 both with and without the elephant and castle; in 1692 and 1693 the mark of the elephant alone was also used.
		George I's guinea coins were struck in all years between 1714 and 1727, with the elephant and castle sometimes appearing in 1721, 1722, and 1726.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Guinea_(British_coin) (2198 words)

	Replica Coins
		Nine coins used in the British Empire in the 18th century.
		This denotes this coin as being struck from Spanish-American silver captured by the British.
		CO-529.....1778 German Thaler...$1.50 - - This coin was issued under Friedrich II (1760-1785) and minted from silver paid to him by the British for mercenaries who fought in the American Revolution.
	www.jastown.com /coins/coins.htm (406 words)

	Guinea@Everything2.com
		The guinea was also a British coin, minted of gold imported from West Africa and originally issued in 1663 as equal to one pound or twenty shillings.
		The coins had an elephant stamped on them, and on the edges inscribed "Decus et Tutamen" (ornament and safeguard, which was the purpose of the inscription, an anti-clipping measure).
		The guinea coin was minted until 1821, when a new coin worth exactly a pound, the sovereign was introduced under George IV.
	www.everything2.com /index.pl?node=guinea (1100 words)

	: : Treasurehunting.tv - : Gold Guinea : :
		The coin was produced each year between 1663 and 1684, with the elephant appearing on some coins each year from 1663–1665 and 1668, and the elephant and castle on some coins from 1674 onwards.
		The guineas of this reign weighed 8.5 grams, were 25–26 mm in diameter, and were the work of James and Norbert Roettier and were produced in all years between 1689 and 1694 both with and without the elephant and castle; in 1692 and 1693 the mark of the elephant alone was also used.
		George I's guinea coins were struck in all years between 1714 and 1727, with the elephant and castle sometimes appearing in 1721, 1722, and 1726.
	www.treasurehunting.tv /goldguinea.htm (1654 words)

	British coin Guinea
		The diameter of the coin was 25 millimetres throughout Charles II's reign, and the average gold content (from an assay done in 1773) was 0.9100.
		The guineas of this reign weighed 8.5 grams, were 25-26 millimetres in diameter, and were the work of James and Norbert Roettier and were produced in all years between 1689 and 1694 both with and without the elephant and castle; in 1692 and 1693 the mark of the elephant alone was also used.
		George I's guinea coins were struck in all years between 1714 and 1727, with the elephant and castle sometimes appearing in 1721, 1722, and 1726.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/br/British_coin_Guinea.html (1782 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > British coin Half Guinea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The half guinea coin was produced in all years from 1695 to 1701, with the elephant and castle appearing on some coins from 1695, 1696, and 1698, the design probably being the work of James Roettier and John Croker.
		The coins of William III's reign weighed 4.2 grams with a diameter of 20 millimetres.
		George I's half guinea coins were struck between 1715 and 1727 except 1716, with the elephant and castle sometimes appearing in 1721.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/br/British_coin_Half_Guinea (1429 words)

	British coin Quarter Guinea
		Sir Isaac Newton, the Master of the Mint, wrote a minute dated 21 September 1717 in which he blamed the overvaluation of the Guinea at twenty one shillings and sixpence for this, and this resulted in a Proclamation of 20 December reducing the value of the guinea to twenty one shillings.
		The new coin had to be proportionate in size to the other gold denominations, and this resulted in a coin which weighed 2.1 grams and was 16 millimetres in diameter.
		Despite its' miniscule size, the coin took the form of a scaled-down version of the guinea and half-guinea, including all the intricate cruciform shields on the reverse and all the king's Hanoverian titles.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/br/British_coin_Quarter_Guinea.html (497 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > British coin Quarter Guinea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sir Isaac Newton, the Master of the Mint, wrote a minute dated 21 September 1717 in which he blamed the overvaluation of the Guinea at twenty one shillings and sixpence for this, and this resulted in a Proclamation of 20 December reducing the value of the guinea to twenty one shillings.
		The new coin had to be proportionate in size to the other gold denominations, and this resulted in a coin which weighed 2.1 grams and was 16 millimetres in diameter.
		Despite the unpopularity of the 1718 quarter guinea it was considered necessary to produce this coin again, to the same size and weight as before, to fill the gap between the low denomination silver coins and the larger gold coins.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/br/British_coin_Quarter_Guinea (530 words)

	Guinea Pig, Guinea Pig, Cavies, Cavy
		Guinea pigs are in the rodent family (related to chinchillas and porcupines).
		Guinea pig pellets have added vitamin C in them where as rabbit pellets do not, however keep in mind, pellets older than 6 weeks loose over half of their added vitamin C. Guinea pigs take in small amounts of food all day long.
		Guinea pigs came from South America, where they were domesticated by the Incas in 2000 B.C. and appeared in Europe in the 1500's.
	www.dogbreedinfo.com /pets/guineapig.htm (1750 words)

	British Coins before the Florin, Compared to French Coins of the Ancient Regime
		Silver coins would simply become tokens for their face value in gold, regardless of the intrinsic value of silver (so long as this was less than the face value!).
		As it happened, even as the actual Guinea coins must have passed out of ordinary use, the "Guinea" as a unit of value survived: Objects of particular value, like jewelry, or professional services, as for a lawyer, might be expressed in Guineas rather than pounds.
		The modern British 5p coin, which is the decimal descendant of the shilling, thus may be said to be the last link to Roman coinage, although, as the solidus, it only existed on paper for the many centuries of the silver penny.
	www.friesian.com /coins.htm (7188 words)

	The Straight Dope: In Britain, what's the difference between a pound and a guinea?
		A pound is equal to 20 shillings, a guinea is equal to 21--or at least they used to be, since guineas and shillings, strictly speaking, aren't around anymore.
		The coins came to be known as guineas thanks to the British mind's great gift for association: they were minted of gold imported from the Guinea Coast of West Africa.
		The guinea survived only in the popular imagination, a shorthand way of saying, "one pound and one shilling." Nowadays, if the term is used at all, it's used in come-on advertising, "only one guinea" being the British equivalent of our "only $9.98." If you look fast, it looks cheap.
	www.straightdope.com /classics/a1_332.html (399 words)

	Maguire Farm, Guinea Pig
		Guinea pigs are in the rodent family (related to chinchillas and porcupines).
		Guinea pig pellets have added vitamin C in them where as rabbit pellets do not, however keep in mind, pellets older than 6 weeks loose over half of their added vitamin C. Guinea pigs take in small amounts of food all day long.
		Guinea pigs came from South America, where they were domesticated by the Incas in 2000 B.C. and appeared in Europe in the 1500's.
	www.maguirefarm.com /g/guineapig.htm (1659 words)

	The VET 120: Chinchillas and Guinea Pigs
		Guinea pigs have been used in research since 1780 and they are currently the 4th most popular laboratory animal, after mice, rats and rabbits.
		Guinea pigs are used for studying many diseases and problems, including respiratory diseases, including asthma; immunology studies, including asthma and antibody production; nutritional studies, esp. for vitamin C deficiency (scurvy).
		Guinea pig pups are much more active than their parents and jump like popcorn when they play.
	www.medaille.edu /vmacer/120_lec_10bchins&gps.htm (1363 words)

	Guinea Coin Gifts
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	www.cartoonstock.com /vintage/directory/g/guinea_coin_gifts.asp (612 words)

	Coins of the UK
		A characteristic of proof coins is that they have very sharp edges because of the high pressures used to ensure that the metal flows into all details of the design.
		Three new coins have been introduced since decimalisation - the 20p appeared in 1982 followed by the pound coin in 1983 and the two pound coin in 1998 (although 1997 versions are frequently found in change).
		Commemorative two pound coins were issued irregularly from 1986, but these early coins differ from the circulating version first issued in 1998 in that the latter is much thinner and is also bimetallic.
	www.tclayton.demon.co.uk /coins.html (3158 words)

	The DiCamillo Companion - British Money Home Page
		An earlier version of the Florin existed in the 14th century; it was a gold coin introduced by Edward III in 1344 in an attempt to produce coinage suitable for use in Europe as well as in England.
		In 1983 the nickel-brass £1 coin was introduced, roughly coinciding with the removal from circulation of the £1 note, which occurred in 1984.
		The coin was not minted in the new classification and was withdrawn from circulation in 1980.
	www.dicamillocompanion.com /British_Money.html (2813 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Guinea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Senegal in the north, and on Guinea in the east and south.
		Papua New Guinea A country consisting of the eastern half of the island of New Guinea north of Australia, together with the Bismarck Archipelago and other adjacent islands in the south-west Pacific Ocean.
		Guinea A West African country with an Atlantic coast, bounded on the north by Senegal and Mali, on the east by Côte d'Ivoire, and on the south by Liberia and Sierra Leone.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Guinea (986 words)

	History Lives
		Since early coins were valued by their weight and metal content rather than at “face value” as coins are today, the bearer of the coin could make change by breaking the coin into pieces.
		The British “guinea” coins, made in several denominations, were named in reference to the gold taken from the Guinea coast of Africa, from which they were originally made.
		This coin, dated 1689, is a reproduction of a one guinea coin from the reign of William and Mary, both of whose profiles appear on the face of the coin.
	www.historylives.com /everydaylife.htm (891 words)

	Coin Collecting - Modern currencies and countries (A-F)
		A coin of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda and a former coin of Aden, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria New Zealand, Rhodesia, the Federation of Southern Arabia, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Uganda and Zanzibar the 100th part of a shilling.
		A former coin of Equatorial Guinea and of the former Spanish territories of Annobón, Equatorial Guinea, Fernando Po, Ifni, Río Muni, Spanish Equatorial Region and Spanish Sahara
		A copper coin and Monetary unit of Bosnia and Hercegovina, FYROM and Yugoslavia, and the former Monetary unit of Croatia, equal to 100 paras.
	www.fleur-de-coin.com /e-library/currencies.asp?sec=6 (5238 words)

	History of the Sovereign
		In 1612, the 'unite' was revalued to 22 shillings.
		The guinea was revalued to 21s 6d at the commencement of the reign of William and Mary (1688-1694) and by the end of their reign had reached 30 shillings.
		The last of the guineas, the famous 'spade guinea' featuring a spade shaped shield on the reverse, was issued between 1787 and 1796.
	www.australianstamp.com /Coin-web/history/sovhist.htm (1352 words)

	C J's Metal Detecting Pages
		Guineas were last issued in 1813 (and before that 1799) but continued in circulation for some time afterwards.
		The term 'guinea' was used for pricing goods at 21 shillings for many years after the coin had disappeared and the term only ceased to be used when the shilling became obsolete with the introduction of decimalisation in 1971.
		Guineas coined prior to the commencement of the reign
	www.netmarshall.co.uk /Coinweight2.htm (501 words)

	British Gold Coins 1663-1925
		The guinea and half guinea were issued with some regularity, though the former was suspended in 1799.
		The guinea of 21 shillings was superseded by the sovereign of 20 shillings, though the former survived as a money of account until decimalization in 1971.
		Sovereigns were coined with the Pistrucci reverse and later with an ornately garnished shield surmounted by a crown.
	www.coinsite.com /content/Articles/BritainGold.asp (1412 words)

	Gold Five Guinea. A Brief History
		During the reign of Charles II and before, right up to the Napoleonic wars, the denominational value of gold coins was reflected by the intrinsic gold content they contained; thus while those old enough to remember that a guinea was worth 21 shillings or £1, 1s as standard, this was not always the case.
		Although the coin is officially referred to as a 'five-guinea' piece, this name was unofficial during the 17th and 18th century.
		Their time as a useable coin came to an end when they were demonetised during the great re-coinage of 1816 and the guinea was replaced by the sovereign.
	www.24carat.co.uk /fiveguineastory.html (1067 words)

	Guinea Coin Cartoons
		You are looking at the "guinea coin" cartoon and caricature page from the CartoonStock Vintage Cartoon directory, the web's biggest searchable archive of vintage and historical cartoons.
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		Click here to search the NewsCartoon Service for "guinea coin".
	www.cartoonstock.com /vintage/directory/g/guinea_coin.asp (253 words)

	Coins from Dead Nations
		The coin was struck with a hole to make it easy to distinguish from other denominations and to allow natives without pockets to easily carry the coins in strings.
		The coin is approximately 28mm in diameter and was struck at the Lisbon Mint for use in Malacca.
		The coin was struck at the Malacca mint.
	www.joelscoins.com /nationsdead.htm (3002 words)

	World Coin Collection from Olympus Gold
		World coins make great collections because they are fun to study, to learn the history and geography of each country and because they are very inexpensive.
		Coin dealers buy these and put them in their junk boxes for a quarter each.
		There is a world of difference in collecting and enjoying high quality coins where you can see the minute detail and original mint luster just as they came from the mint along with a few high grade circulated coins that are still in collectible condition.
	www.olympusgold.com /World_Coin_Collection/world_coin_collection.html (566 words)

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