Great Britain 1964 penny

from Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, part of lot 43186

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was part of lot 43186 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), which sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Lot of (9) NGC-Certified Minor Coinage, 1938-64. All MS-65 to MS-66. A lovely modern group, spanning the reigns of George VI and Elizabeth II with denominations from 1/4 Penny (Farthing) to 6 Pence. All are graded as Gems with several displaying nice toning. Worthy of close inspection." This type was struck 1954-67 and 1970 and represents the last penny struck to the sterling system instituted a thousand years before.

Recorded mintage: 79,531,000 + proofs.

Specification: 9.40 g, bronze, 31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 897.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• 1962 penny
• 1964 half penny
• Australia 1964(m) penny
• New Zealand 1964 penny
• 1964 threepence
• 1964 sixpence
• 1964 sovereign
• 1965 Maundy penny
• Coins and currency dated 1964
• return to coins of Great Britain