Great Britain 1673 2 pence

Goldberg sale 110, lot 2217

This specimen was lot 2217 in Goldberg sale 110 (Los Angeles, June 2019), where it sold for $180. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain. Twopence, 1673. Charles II. Practically mint state. Obverse: Portrait of king by Roettier, reverse 2 interlinked Cs denoting 2 Pence. Crisply struck with a generous amount of original mint luster. Very scarce in top condition. NGC graded MS-63." The silver tuppence still circulated during Charles's reign; later, it would degenerate into a Maundy coin. This type was struck 1668-84 and this is a common date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: S.3388; ESC-2174.

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.
• 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 110: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.

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