Great Britain 1842 4 pence

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Heritage sale 3073, lot 31220
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 31220 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "Victoria Proof 4 Pence 1842 PR64 NGC, An extremely rare Proof of record, produced to an exceptionally high standard. Surely deserving of a 'cameo' designation, this piece exhibits an icy white Proof sheen turning matte as it flows across Wyon's portrait of young Victoria, remaining flashy in the fields and giving the much-loved contrast. The peripheries have toned a light golden brown, framing the gleaming centers effectively and adding to the eye appeal. Scarcely ever encountered at auction, this piece would make a superb addition to any collection of British Proofs. From the Lake County Collection." This fourpence or groat was struck for circulation in Great Britain and British Guiana 1838-55. Numerous overdates exist. The Maundy groat used the same obverse but a different reverse and was struck 1838-87.

Recorded mintage: 725,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 1.89 g, 0.925 fine silver, .056 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 731.1, ESC-1937 (R3).

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.
  • Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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