Great Britain (1604) penny

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 22723

This specimen was lot 22723 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (1604). London Mint; mm: Lis. James I. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. The finest graded example in the PCGS census, this handsomely toned piece does exhibit a characteristic short flan, but nevertheless presents great detail and an alluring cabinet nature, along with little evidence of handling." The SCWC mentions two different silver pence for the beginning of James's reign; one with a bust obverse, arms reverse (KM 9, shown here) and one with a rose obverse, thistle reverse (KM 23).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: S-2650A; KM-9.

Source:

Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 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.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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