Great Britain 1758 6 pence
The first specimen was lot 22760 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 6 Pence, 1758. London Mint. George II. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. An alluring specimen, featuring steel gray surfaces shimmering with iridescence. A hint of luster peeks through on this lightly circulated piece." This type is listed for 1746, 1750-51 and 1757-58 and is common in worn condition. The mint did not produce near enough small change for the industrial boom of the eighteenth century, leading to a proliferation of private tokens. The situation would not be rectified until the reform of 1817.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.01 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-3711; KM-582.2.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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