Great Britain 1870 half penny
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This specimen was lot 56793 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Penny, 1870. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-64 Brown." This type was struck 1860-74. It superseded the larger copper half penny heretofore issued. This is noted as a common date.
Recorded mintage: 4,351,000.
Specification: 5.7 g, bronze.
Catalog reference: S-3956; KM-748.2.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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