Great Britain (1625-49) half penny
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This specimen was lot 37057 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $125. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Penny, ND (1625-49). London Mint. Charles I. PCGS EF-45. From the Richard August Collection." This coin is attributed to Charles I although it lacks identification of any kind. An inconveniently small coin, it was probably struck at the beginning of his reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.25 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-2851; N-2274.
- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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