England (1554-58) penny S-2510
This specimen was lot 75382 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $1,620. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (1554-58). London Mint; mm: Lis. Philip & Mary. PCGS VF-35. Obverse: Crowned bust left; Reverse: Long cross fourchee. A VERY RARE portrait Penny of Philip and Mary, and especially elusive in this problem-free quality. Well-detailed, with some evidence of circulation present in the central areas but strong legibility to the peripheral legends. An admirable survivor and a true prize in this state. From the Richard August Collection." This rare type accompanied halfgroats (S-2509) and groats (S-2508). A base silver version (S-2510A) was also struck, which circulated as a half penny.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-2510; N-1975.
- 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, 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.
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