Great Britain (1604-05) 2 pence

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CNG Triton XXVIII, lot 6630

This specimen was lot 6630 in CNG Triton XXVIII (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $196. The catalog description[1] noted, "STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AR Halfgroat. Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1604-1605. Crowned rose / Crowned thistle. Deeply toned, some roughness and minor scratches. VF. Ex C.J. Martin FPL (Winter 2003), no. H157; R.A. Shuttlewood Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection." This one is dated to 1604-05 by the fleur-de-lys mintmark on the reverse, which mark was reused in 1623-24 and again in 1625 under Charles I. This second coinage superseded a halfgroat (S-2649) with the portrait of the king.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.00 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 16 mm diameter, 1.02 g, 10 h axis.

Catalog reference: KM 24, North 2104; SCBC 2659.

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]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVIII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2024.

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