Great Britain (1634-35) 6 pence

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37039

This specimen was lot 37039 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 6 Pence, ND (1634-35). London Mint; mm: Bell. Charles I. PCGS VF-35. Group D. From the Richard August Collection." This sixpence was struck by Charles I during the period he was attempting to rule without Parliament. The ship money controversy reached its height in 1634-36.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.01 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-2813; N-2241; KM-95.

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, 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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