Great Britain 1707-E 6 pence

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from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 40148
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This specimen was lot 40148 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Stunning Post-Union Plain Edge Proof 6 Pence From Edinburgh, The Finest of Three Examples Observed, The Bull Plate Coin. GREAT BRITAIN. 6 Pence, 1707-E. Edinburgh Mint. Anne. NGC PROOF-63. At the pinnacle of RARITY and desirability for the Anne coinage series, this tremendous Plain Edge Proof from 1707 delivers a technical appeal that very few other surviving coins can compete with. This 6 Pence delivers a bold proof appearance, with gentle reflectivity emanating from the fields underneath the exceptional tone that time has laid down on the surfaces. The rims are crisp and squared off, and the details deliver a clarity that is often not seen on business strikes. Outside of this example, we have only been able to trace two other pieces throughout the years. One substantially inferior piece was sold in Baldwin's Auction 26 (05/2001 Lot #2024) and another example is impounded in the British Museum collection that also appears technically lesser than this one. Given the potential decade plus wait one might encounter when seeking out a plain edge Anne Proof, any collector of Anne or British Milled Coinage should act with urgency to bid on the present lot.

Produced in 1707 in Edinburgh, this 6 Pence arises from the time of the Union of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain. While England and Scotland had the same ruler since 1603, political union between England and Scotland was a difficult proposition during the 17th Century having failed three times during the tumultuous time for Great Britain. By the beginning of the 18th Century deeper political integration had become desirable for economic reasons, allowing the Articles of Union to pass both Parliaments. While it is unclear if the plain edge proof coinage was to celebrate the Union, it seems likely given their paucity of mintage and the symbolism inherent in the date and mint of these coins. From the British Royal Mint."

This specimen was offered again as lot 33135 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $26,400. The Edinburgh mint produced more sixpences in 1708 before being shut down.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.01 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-3620; KM-522.2; ESC-1589; Bull-1465 (R4).

Source:

  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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