Great Britain 1644 3 pence KM-275

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37074
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This specimen was lot 37074 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 3 Pence, 1644. Oxford Mint; mm: Lis. Charles I. PCGS AU-50. From the Richard August Collection." While Charles had issued threepence prior to the Civil War, his urgent need for cash led him to open several provisional mints (Oxford being the largest) and issue silver coins in a large variety of types.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.50 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-2994; N-2472, KM 275.

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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