Great Britain 1689 3 pence

Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7208

This specimen was lot 7208 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 3 Pence, 1689. London Mint. William III & Mary II. PCGS AU-55. Darkly toned, this attractive little minor has very subtle evidence of handling and is a good example of this popular type. From the Runze Collection." This type was struck 1689-91.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.01 g, .925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-3441; KM-470.1.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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