England 1575 3 pence
This specimen was lot 72011 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 3 Pence, 1575. London Mint; im: eglantine. Elizabeth I. NGC AU-50. Some minor roughness is noted on the obverse, but this charming minor remains an exceptional example of the type, exhibiting little actual wear. Ex: Pittman Collection." This type, from the fourth issue, among the first dated coins of England, was struck 1567-77 with various mintmarks. It is among the more available coins of the reign. 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: 24 grains, 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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