England 1561 3 pence

Heritage sale 3029, lot 31327

This specimen was lot 31327 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $705. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Elizabeth I Threepence 1561, Third and Fourth Issues, rose behind bust, Pheon mm, XF45 NGC. Featuring a superb portrait, this exactingly struck piece is well-centered on a nice, round flan. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." This type is listed for 1561-67.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 48 grains (3.11 g), 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: North-1998, S-2565.

Source:

^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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.

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