Great Britain 1904 2 pence
This specimen was lot 71474 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Maundy 2 Pence, 1904. London Mint. PCGS MS-67. Exceeded in the PCGS census by just four examples, this vibrant Gem presents tremendous color that is dominated by cobalt and magenta." Maundy sets comprised silver one, two, three and fourpence presented to the poor on Maundy Thursday. When the ceremony started in the reign of Charles II, the coins represented real cash and were doubtless spent by their grateful recipients. By Edwardian times, Maundy coinage was another ossified tradition and the coins went straight to collectors. This type was struck 1902-10 and is not rare.
Recorded mintage: 14,000.
Specification: 0.94 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-3988; KM-796.
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- Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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