England 1583 6 pence

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72009

This specimen was lot 72009 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 6 Pence, 1583. London Mint; im: A. Elizabeth I. PCGS VF-35 Gold Shield. Though a piece which has seen its fair share of circulation, the present specimen nevertheless stands as the highest graded for the date by PCGS. Deep gunmetal toning and a fairly sharp strike will not be overlooked by the astute bidder. From the Regent Crest Collection." This type, part of the fourth issue, was struck 1582-89. Similar sixpences were struck until the end of the reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.925 fine silver, 48 grains.

Catalog reference: S-2578A; N-2015.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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