Great Britain 1679 penny
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This specimen was lot 74715 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Maundy Penny, 1679. London Mint. Charles II. NGC MS-61. A very deeply toned example, this specimen presents a bit of a cameo nature through its mostly gunmetal gray highlights." This type was struck for circulation 1670-84. While it was used for the Maundy ceremony, it was not struck specifically for that purpose as silver pennies are today. The penny would not be struck in copper until 1797.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.50 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-3390; KM-432.
- 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.
- Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
- 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, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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