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| − | This specimen was lot 46306 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $145. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. Penny, 1688/7. London Mint. James II. PCGS AU-55. Overdate." This type was struck 1685-88 for James's brief reign. All British pennies were silver until | + | This specimen was lot 46306 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $145. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. Penny, 1688/7. London Mint. James II. PCGS AU-55. Overdate." This type was struck 1685-88 for James's brief reign. All British pennies were silver until Matthew Boulton persuaded the government to give him a contract to strike copper pennies in the 1790's. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' silver. | + | ''Specification:'' 0.50 g, 0.925 fine silver. |
''Catalog reference:'' S-3417; KM-449. | ''Catalog reference:'' S-3417; KM-449. | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1688 5 guineas Fr-292|1688 5 guineas, no symbol]] | * [[Great Britain 1688 5 guineas Fr-292|1688 5 guineas, no symbol]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1688 5 guineas Fr-293|1688 5 guineas]] | * [[Great Britain 1688 5 guineas Fr-293|1688 5 guineas]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1689 penny|1689 penny]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1688]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1688]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:55, 11 September 2024
This specimen was lot 46306 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $145. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, 1688/7. London Mint. James II. PCGS AU-55. Overdate." This type was struck 1685-88 for James's brief reign. All British pennies were silver until Matthew Boulton persuaded the government to give him a contract to strike copper pennies in the 1790's.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.50 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-3417; KM-449.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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