Great Britain 1695 farthing
This specimen was lot 40465 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Farthing, 1695. London Mint. William III. PCGS MS-62 Brown. SCARCELY encountered in Mint State and bordering closely on Choice, this lovely copper piece features an impressively bold portrait and surfaces that shimmer with soft satiny luster. From the Richard August Collection." This type is not rare in worn condition but is scarce choice. The Royal Mint could not (or would not) cope with the great expansion of the British economy in the eighteenth century and the supply of small change was completely inadequate to meet the need. KM 483.1 of 1695-1700 has the date in the exergue; KM 483.2 of 1698-99 has the date at the end of the legend.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 83.3 grains (5.4 g), copper, 23 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-3557; KM-483.1.
- 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, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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