British Guiana 1917 4 pence
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This specimen was lot 76202 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH GUIANA. 4 Pence, 1917. London Mint George V. PCGS MS-65." This type was struck intermittently 1917-36 and was struck to the standard of a British homeland four pence, then only struck for the Maundy sets. The earlier groat of 1911-16 (KM 28) had the reverse legend "BRITISH GUIANA AND WEST INDIES". All the dates are scarce in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: 72,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 1.88 g, 0.925 fine silver, 17 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-29; Prid-43.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Pridmore, F., The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the Reign of George VI 1952: Part 3, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras and the British West Indies, London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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