Great Britain 1766 2 pence
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This specimen was lot 41695 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 2 Pence, 1766. London Mint. George III. NGC MS-65. Population 1, none finer at NGC." This type was struck for circulation and the Maundy sets 1763-66, 1772, 1776, 1780, 1784-86. Because many Maundy sets were saved, this groat is fairly available in high grade.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-3756; KM-595.
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- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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