England 1566 6 pence

Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 47338

This specimen was lot 47338 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $810. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 6 Pence, 1566. London Mint; mm: Lion. Elizabeth I. PCGS EF-45." This type is listed for 1566-73.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: S-2562; N-1997.

Sources:

• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.

London: Spink & Son, 2015.

• 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, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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