Great Britain 1884 6 pence
The first specimen was lot 24096 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description[1] noted, "Victoria Sixpence 1884, Young Head, MS66 PCGS, a superb coin with thick satiny luster, its pristine surfaces shimmering with silvery blue iridescence on the obverse, and with amber-gold iridescence on the reverse, the strike super-sharp with every tiny detail showing in the queen's ponytail hairdo. This is a common late date that normally comes MS62-63 or less, but even an MS65 is a rare grade. If you are working on a PCGS registry set, or just want to own the very best, this is the coin for you -- it is one of a kind in eye-appeal." This sixpence, roughly equal to a dime, was struck 1838-87 and is common in all grades.
Recorded mintage: 3,423,000.
Specification: 2.82 g, 0.925 fine silver, .084 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: S-3912, KM 757.
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- 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.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
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