Great Britain 1691 farthing
This specimen was lot 31098 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "William & Mary tin Farthing 1691 MS62 NGC. Exceptionally difficult to locate in any decent grade, this rare tin specimen exhibits impressive jugate portraits of William and Mary with far better-rendered highpoint detail than is usual for the type, the reverse similar with pleasant silvery luster dimly backlighting Britannia's seated figure. Almost no corrosion whatsoever, an exquisite example from the penultimate year of issue in this metal; an identically-graded piece in our September 2018 Long Beach sale realized $7,200." Tin farthings were attempted under Charles II 1684-87 and again with this issue of 1689-92. Tin half pennies were a similar failure. Subsequent issues (1693-94) were copper, a much more stable metal.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: tin with a copper plug.
Catalog reference: KM 466.1, S-3451, Peck-581.
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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