Great Britain 1930 penny
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This specimen was lot 46444 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, 1930. London Mint. George V. PCGS MS-65 Red Brown. Tied with just a handful of other examples for top pop in the PCGS census." This type was struck in large numbers 1928-36. It superseded an earlier type with a larger bust which struck up poorly.
Recorded mintage: 29,098,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 9.4 g, bronze, 30.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-4055; KM-838.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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