Great Britain 1840 4 pence KM-731.1
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This specimen was lot 77519 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $145. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 4 Pence (Groat), 1840. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-64." Silver groats were struck 1838-87 for the Maundy sets long after the coin had ceased to circulate. Groats with Britannia on the reverse (shown here) were struck 1838-55 for the colonies (specifically British Guiana), altho they were legal tender in Britain. The Maundy groat used the same obverse but a different reverse and was struck 1838-87.
Recorded mintage: 1,496,800.
Specification: 1.89 g, 0.925 fine silver, 16 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-3913; KM-731.1.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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