Great Britain 1690 4 pence

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Steve Album Auction 54, lot 2666

This specimen was lot 2666 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "ENGLAND: William III and Mary II, 1689-1694, AR 4 pence, 1690, 6 over 5 in date, PCGS graded AU55." This type and the very similar KM 471.2 were struck 1689-94. None were struck 1695-96 and when production resumed in 1697, the bust of the king appeared alone. It is common in grades up to very fine.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.01 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-471.1, S-3439.

Sources:

  • 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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