Great Britain 1780 2 pence

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, part of lot 70687

This specimen was part of lot 70687 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), which sold for $408. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Maundy Set, 1780. George III (1760-1820). 4 pieces in set. Penny, 2 Pence, 3 Pence, and 4 Pence. All pieces of set exhibit areas of dark peacock toning in the peripheries. A nice evenly matched set, all with good strikes." This type was struck 1763-86 and, tho not rare, is difficult to find in nice condition.

Specification: 1.00 g, .925 fine silver, .028 troy oz ASW.

Recorded Mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: KM 595; Maundy set: S-3762; KM-MDS57.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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 and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Links to:

• 1772 Maundy tuppence
• 1775 farthing
• 1780 Maundy penny
• 1780 Maundy threepence
• 1780 Maundy groat
• 1781 Maundy penny
• Coins and currency dated 1780