Guernsey 1902-H 8 doubles
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This specimen was lot 71469 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $60. The catalog description[1] noted, "GUERNSEY. 8 Doubles, 1902-H. Heaton Mint. NGC MS-63 Brown. This attractive Mint State example displays some handsome satiny luster and an overall chocolate brown color that is brightened by touches of red color that alight the surface." This issue was struck at the Heaton mint 1864, 1868, 1874, 1885, 1889, 1893, 1902-03 and 1910-11 for Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands. Eight doubles = one British penny.
Recorded mintage: 235,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 9.6 g, bronze, 30.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 7; Prid-22.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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