Guernsey 1830 double

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Goldberg sale 87, lot 3272
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3272 in Goldberg sale 87 (Los Angeles, September 2015), where it sold for $41.12. The catalog description[1] noted, "Guernsey. Double, 1830. National arms. NGC graded MS-63 Brown." This issue was struck for Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands. Eight doubles = one British penny.

Recorded mintage: 1,649,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 2.5 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-1.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 87: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.

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