Queen Anne ‘Vigo’ coin sells for £225,000 at Boningtons

Boningtons have sold a rare Queen Anne 'Vigo' gold coin for £225,000. One of Britain's rarest coins, it was knocked down to a buyer in the room and set a house record for the Essex auctioneers.

The five-guinea coin was one of only 20 made from gold bullion captured by the British fleet at the …

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