Great Britain 1936 half penny

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Heritage sale 3067, lot 31769
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This specimen was lot 31769 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: George V Proof 1/2 Penny 1936 PR66 Red NGC. A very rare and unusual Proof of Record, in an elite certified grade. Worthy of a cameo designation, the fields bright and flashy whilst George's portrait and Britannia appear more matte in contrast. Exceptionally seldom-offered, one of likely only a handful to exist and perhaps the finest preserved of those." This type was issued in large numbers 1928-36 but the proofs are rare.

Recorded mintage: 23,009,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 5.2 g, bronze, 25.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-4058, KM 837.

Source:

  • Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Freeman, Michael J., The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain, Rev. Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2006.
  • Peck, C. Wilson, English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum, 1558-1958, 2nd Ed., London: Oxford University Press, 1970.
  • 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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