Great Britain 1839 6 pence

Ponterio sale 169, lot 10433

This specimen was lot 10433 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $546. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 6 Pence, 1839. PCGS PROOF-64 Secure Holder. Attractive, deep tone." This type was struck 1838-66 in large quantities with a slightly modified obverse continuing until 1887.

Recorded mintage: 3,311,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 2.82 g, .925 silver, .084 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: S-3908; KM-733.1.

Source:

• Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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