England 1575 6 pence

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 23026

This specimen was lot 23026 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $408. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 6 Pence, 1575. Elizabeth I (1558-1603). NGC VF-35. Deeply toned with strong portrait and a particularly bold strike on the date." This sixpence is one of the first dated coins of England and it is known for 1573-77.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 2.86 g.

Catalog reference: S-2563.

Source:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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