Great Britain (1605-06) penny

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from Steve Album sale 45, lot 2671

This specimen was lot 2671 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "ENGLAND: James I, 1603-1625, AR penny, ND (1605-06), Second Coinage, rose mintmark, well struck, NGC graded AU53." This type was struck 1604-19. It bears no date but the eye mintmark narrows it down to 1605-06, early in James's reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 0.50 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 0.49 g.

Catalog reference: KM-23, Spink-2661.

Sources:

  • 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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