England 1571 6 pence

Sincona sale 18, lot 2375

This specimen was lot 2375 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 50 (about US$66 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Sixpence 1571. Schön-fast sehr schön. (kingdom of England, Elizabeth I, sixpence of 1571, very fine or better.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 2.78 g.

Catalog reference: S. 2562.

Source:

• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
• 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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