England (1356-61) penny

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74680

This specimen was lot 74680 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (1356-61). London Mint. Edward III. NGC AU-50. Pre-treaty period, series G. Obverse: Crowned facing bust; Reverse: Long cross pattee; triple pellets in quarters. Sharply struck and attractively toned, with some hints of brilliance remaining as well."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 1.40 g.

Catalog reference: S-1588; N-1207.

Source:

• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• England (1344-51) penny, London mint
• (1356-61) groat
• (1356-61) quarter noble, cross mintmark
• (1356-61) half noble
• (1356-61) noble
• Coins and currency dated 1356