England (1413-22) penny

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 22706

This specimen was lot 22706 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $132. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (1413-22). London Mint. Henry V. NGC VF-30. Mullet/Annulet type. A fairly sharp strike for the type highlights the diminutive silver issue, featuring a deeper tone, though some light ghosting on the obverse is noted." The silver penny, the staple of commerce since Alfred the Great, began to be superseded by the groat in the fifteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.0 g, silver, this specimen 0.87 g.

Catalog reference: S-1778; N-1396.

Source:

• 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• (1413-22) farthing
• (1413-22) half penny
• (1413-22) penny, York mint
• (1413-22) halfgroat, London mint
• England (1413-22) groat S-1765, London mint
• England (1413-22) 1/4 noble Fr-111
• England (1413-22) 1/2 noble Fr-110
• England (1413-22) noble Fr-109
• Coins and currency dated 1413