Great Britain 1947 6 pence - Revision history

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[[Image:Great Britain 1947 6 pence obv Heritage 3024-24415.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3024, lot 24415]]
[[Image:Great Britain 1947 6 pence rev Heritage 3024-24415.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This specimen was lot 24415 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "George VI Proof Sixpence 1947, PR65 Cameo PCGS, truly exceptional, with pinkish gold toning on the copper-nickel surfaces. Rarely found, and this is surely among the finest of the few proofs made this year." This type was issued in large numbers 1947-48 but the proofs are rare. Sixpences minted 1937-46 were .500 fine silver, sixpences of 1949-52 dropped the "IND IMP" from the king's titles.

''Recorded mintage:'' 29,983,000 plus proofs.

''Specification:'' copper-nickel, 19.5 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' S-4105, KM 862.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

''Link to:''
* [[Great Britain 1946 6 pence|1946 sixpence]]
* [[Great Britain 1946 half crown|1946 half crown]]
* [[Great Britain 1947 florin|1947 florin]]
* [[Great Britain 1948 6 pence|1948 sixpence]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1947]]
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3024]]

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 [[Image:Great Britain 1947 6 pence rev Heritage 3024-24415.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
-This specimen was lot 24415 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "George VI Proof Sixpence 1947, PR65 Cameo PCGS, truly exceptional, with pinkish gold toning on the copper-nickel surfaces. Rarely found, and this is surely among the finest of the few proofs made this year." This type was issued in large numbers 1947-48 but the proofs are rare. Sixpences minted 1937-46 were .500 fine silver, sixpences of 1949-52 dropped the "IND IMP" from the king's titles.
+This specimen was lot 24415 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "George VI Proof Sixpence 1947, PR65 Cameo PCGS, truly exceptional, with pinkish gold toning on the copper-nickel surfaces. Rarely found, and this is surely among the finest of the few proofs made this year." This type was issued in large numbers 1947-48 but the proofs are rare. Sixpences minted 1937-46 were 0.500 fine silver, sixpences of 1949-52 dropped the "IND IMP" from the king's titles.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 29,983,000 plus proofs.

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 * 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.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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 * [[Great Britain 1946 6 pence|1946 sixpence]]
 * [[Great Britain 1946 half crown|1946 half crown]]
 * [[Great Britain 1947 florin|1947 florin]]
 * [[Great Britain 1948 6 pence|1948 sixpence]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1947]]