Great Britain 1656 6 pence
This specimen was lot 23168 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Commonwealth. 6 Pence, 1656. London Mint; mm: sun/-. NGC MS-64. Obverse: St. George's shield within wreath composed of laurel branch and palm frond; Reverse: Two shield bearing St. George's cross (England) and harp (Ireland); VI (mark of value) above. The finest certified 6 Pence from the Commonwealth series across both major grading services, this entrancing near-Gem presents a level of toning and surface quality that is RARELY if ever seen for the type." The gold coins of the Commonwealth (unite, double crown and crown) are all rare. The silver coinage is generally more available but often badly made. This type is listed with the sun mint mark for 1649-57 and with the anchor mint mark for 1658-60.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.01 g, 0.925 fine silver. This specimen is 3.05 g.
Catalog reference: S-3219; N-2726; KM-389.1.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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