1 Guinea - Anne Pattern

Anne's accession in 1702 prompted the Royal Mint to explore new portraiture before committing to a production type, and pattern guineas from this year document that process. John Croker, a German-born medallist who had arrived in London only a few years earlier, was among those competing for favor — his rivalry with the established engraver Samuel Bull shaped which designs advanced and which were shelved.

KM#Pn33 never reached circulation. Patterns of this reign in gold survive in very small numbers, most traceable to old cabinet collections.