Great Britain 1960 3 pence
This specimen was lot 1216 in Goldberg Sale 139 (Los Angeles, June 2024), where it sold for $6,300. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Proof Threepence, 1960. Elizabeth II. Brilliant Proof and excessively rare. A VIP striking-probably one of only 5 or so known, and may be the finest example. Pop 1; the only one graded at PCGS. This coin photo in the PCGS Pop Report. PCGS graded Proof 63. Ex Goldberg Sale 34, Feb 6, 2006, lot 2913. The Peh Collection Part II." This type of 1954-70, was the last threepence issued prior to decimalization. It had no place in the decimal system, being worth 1¼ new pence, and was demonetized. A silver threepence (KM 901) was struck for the Maundy sets.
Recorded mintage: 83,078,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 6.8 g, nickel brass, 21.74 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S.4153; KM-900.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 139: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Part II, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2024.
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