Great Britain (1639-40) 6 pence
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This specimen was lot 77422 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 6 Pence, ND (1639-40). London Mint; mm: Triangle. Charles I. NGC EF-40." Spink notes catalog numbers 2805 trhu 2821 for the sixpences of Charles I and classes this one as "Group F". It is common. Hammered coinage would persist until the 1660's and not withdrawn until 1696-97.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.01 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 3.13 g.
Catalog reference: S-2817; N-2246.
- 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, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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