England (1251-72) penny
The first specimen was lot 74621 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (1251-72). London Mint; Nicole, moneyer. Henry III. NGC AU-58. Fully detailed and well-struck, with only a touch of wear present over the high points. An attractive example of the type." The second specimen was lot 75328 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[2] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (1250-72). London Mint; Henri, moneyer. Henry III. PCGS MS-62. Obverse: Crowned facing bust; scepter to left; Reverse: Voided long cross; triple pellets in quarters. Ex: Coin Galleries Mail Bid Sale (4/1993), Lot # 1238 (with ticket)." The third specimen was lot 75329 in the same sale, where it sold for $168. The catalog description[2] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (ca. 1251-72). Canterbury Mint; Nicole, moneyer. Henry III. PCGS AU-53. Ex: Colchester Hoard (includes information packet from Bradshaw & Darlington of England)."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.925 fine silver, the first specimen 1.44 g.
Catalog reference: S-1367A. The second and third specimens S-1369; N-993.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
Link to:
- England (1248-50) penny, Lincoln mint
- England (1248-50) penny S-1361A, Canterbury mint
- England (1248-50) penny S-1362, Northampton mint
- England (1248-50) penny S-1363, Ilchester mint
- England (1250-72) penny S-1373, Canterbury mint
- (1257) gold penny
- (1272-79) penny, Bury St. Edmunds Mint
- Coins and currency dated 1251