Great Britain 1746 half penny

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from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22451
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This specimen was lot 22451 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $176.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Penny, 1746. George II. PCGS AU-58 BN Secure Holder. Only the lightest of circulation evidence on the highest points. Otherwise entirely wholesome and very attractive with deep oxblood brown glossy surfaces. Some evidence of die rust can be found. From the Rye Collection." This third bust of George II was used on the half penny 1746-54. It is the most common type for George II. The previous type (KM 579.1) of 1740-45 had the king's name spelled "GEORGIUS". In the eighteenth century, farthings and half pence were the only copper denominations, the penny was still struck in silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.

Specification: 9.86 g, copper, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-3719; KM-579.2.

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.
  • Freeman, Michael J., The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain, Rev. Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2006.
  • Peck, C. Wilson, English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum, 1558-1958, 2nd Ed., London: Oxford University Press, 1970.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

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