Great Britain 1822 2 pence
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This specimen was lot 71368 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Maundy 2 Pence, 1822. London Mint. George IV. PCGS MS-63. A sharply struck and deeply toned coin." In 1817, the coinage was reformed and the mint reorganized. Modern equipment was installed and all the old, worn, clipped and counterfeit coinage called in and reminted. Henceforth, each denomination was issued annually instead of spasmodically; it is considered the beginning of modern coinage in Britain. This type was struck 1822-30 for solely for the Maundy sets.
Recorded mintage: 5,940.
Specification: 0.94 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-684.
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- 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 June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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