Great Britain 1730 half penny
This specimen was lot 72057 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Penny, 1730. London Mint. George II. PCGS MS-63 Brown Gold Shield. A rather choice example, this reddish-brown piece offers a solid strike and a good deal of radiating brilliance. Exceptional quality that ties it with just one other piece for the finest certified by PCGS. From the Regent Crest Collection." Half pence were struck steadily in this style 1729-39 and with an older bust 1740-54, after which none were struck until 1770. This dearth of small change was an invitation to the counterfeiter and the token issuer, one enthusiastically accepted.
Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common thru Very Fine.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: S-3717; KM-566.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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