Great Britain 1848 6 pence

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Sincona sale 83, lot 2102

This specimen was lot 2102 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$214 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Victoria, 1837-1901. 6 Pence 1848/6, London. First head. Gutes sehr schön (Good very fine)." This type was struck 1838-63 in substantial quantities but the 1848 is a scarce date. Overdates 1848/6 and 1848/7 are reported and are more available than the regular date.

Recorded mintage: 586,000.

Specification: 2.82 g, 0.925 fine silver, 19.3 mm diameter; this specimen 2.81 g.

Catalog reference: KM 733.1, Spink 3908, Bull 3183.

Source:

  • Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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