Great Britain 1886 4 pence
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This specimen was lot 74821 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Maundy 4 Pence, 1886. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-66. A pristine coin with generous champagne toning throughout, augmented by shades of carmine, russet and cerulean near the periphery. One simply wants to rotate the coin slightly to watch the colors dance." This type was struck 1838-87. Except for a few dates struck for the colonies with a Britannia reverse, the groat had no circulating function and appeared only in the Maundy sets.
Recorded mintage: 6,785.
Specification: 1.89 g, 0.925 fine silver, 18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-3917; KM-732.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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