Great Britain 1836 4 pence KM-711
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This specimen was lot 71060 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $115. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 4 Pence Maundy, 1836. London Mint. William IV. PCGS PL-63. A boldly struck and strongly toned coin, displaying pleasing electric blue to gray hues. The underlying fields are flashy and lustrous." This groat with the value reverse was struck 1831-37 for the Maundy sets. A groat with a Britannia reverse was struck 1836-37 for the colonies.
Recorded mintage: 2,574 for the Maundy sets plus 4,253,000 of the Britannia reverse (KM 723).
Specification: 1.89 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-3841; KM-711.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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