Great Britain 1843 4 pence
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This specimen was lot 33093 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "Victoria 4 Pence 1843 MS66 NGC. A multi-colored gem with astounding luster and an incredible toning pattern on the reverse in which the Britannia's shield has turned to a beautiful sky blue. The single finest graded at either PCGS or NGC of this date." This fourpence or groat was struck for circulation in Great Britain and British Guiana 1838-55. The Maundy fourpence used the same obverse but a different reverse and was struck 1838-87.
Recorded mintage: 1,818,000.
Specification: 1.89 g, 0.925 fine silver, .056 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 731.1.
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- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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