England 1573 3 pence
This specimen was lot 74693 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 3 Pence, 1573. London Mint; mm: Ermine. Elizabeth I. PCGS EF-40. Fourth issue. Obverse: Crowned and mantled bust left, wearing ruffled collar; rose to right; Reverse: Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchee. A deeply toned and exceptionally wholesome example of the type." This type, from the fourth issue, among the first dated coins of England, was struck 1567-77 with various mintmarks. The first milled coinage made in England appeared at this time, but the process was slow and expensive. Hammered coinage would continue until the 1660's and would not be taken out of circulation until the 1690's.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.51 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-2566; N-1998.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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