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[[Image:Great Britain Stacks Jan15-3879f.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC]]
 
[[Image:Great Britain Stacks Jan15-3879f.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC]]
  
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This specimen was lot 25026 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $805. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Victoria Proof Sixpence 1893, Old or Veiled Head, PR66 NGC, Gem Proof, deep proof impression producing superb sharpness of detail, mottled but lovely, rich iridescent gray toning, an utterly charming example." This bust of the queen was used from 1893 until her death in 1901. The type is common, having been saved in the Maundy sets. The silver penny was last struck for circulation in the reign of George III.
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This specimen was lot 25026 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $805. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Victoria Proof Sixpence 1893, Old or Veiled Head, PR66 NGC, Gem Proof, deep proof impression producing superb sharpness of detail, mottled but lovely, rich iridescent gray toning, an utterly charming example." This bust of the queen was used from 1893 until her death in 1901. The type is common, having been saved in the Maundy sets. The silver halfgroat was last struck for circulation in the reign of George III.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 14,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 14,000.
  
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''Specification:'' 0.94 g, .925 fine silver, .028 troy oz ASW.
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''Specification:'' 0.94 g, 0.925 fine silver, .028 troy oz ASW, 13 mm diameter, plain edge.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 776, KM-MDS149 (set).
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''Catalog reference:'' S-3946; KM 776, KM-MDS149 (set).
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
 
* Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
 
* Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date'', London: Coincraft, 1995.
 
* Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date'', London: Coincraft, 1995.
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* 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.
 
* Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2014.  
  
 
''Link to:''
 
''Link to:''
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* [[Great Britain 1893 half penny|1893 half penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1893 penny KM-775|1893 silver penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1893 penny KM-775|1893 silver penny]]
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* [[Great Britain 1893 farthing|1893 farthing]]
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* [[Great Britain 1893 half penny|1893 half penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1893 penny|1893 penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1893 penny|1893 penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1893 3 pence KM-758|1893 threepence, Jubilee head]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1893 3 pence KM-758|1893 threepence, Jubilee head]]
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* [[Great Britain 1893 crown|1893 crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1893 crown|1893 crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1893 1/2 sovereign|1893 half sovereign]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1893 1/2 sovereign|1893 half sovereign]]
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* [[Great Britain 1893 sovereign|1893 sovereign]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1893 2 pounds|1893 2 pounds]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1893 2 pounds|1893 2 pounds]]
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* [[Great Britain 1893 5 pounds|1893 5 pounds]]* [[Great Britain 1893 sovereign|1893 sovereign]]
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* [[Great Britain 1893 5 pounds|1893 5 pounds]]
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* [[Great Britain 1895 2 pence|1895 2 pence (halfgroat)]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1893]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1893]]
 
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]]
 
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale]]
 
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale]]

Latest revision as of 12:03, 18 February 2025

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, part of lot 3879
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 25026 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $805. The catalog description[1] noted, "Victoria Proof Sixpence 1893, Old or Veiled Head, PR66 NGC, Gem Proof, deep proof impression producing superb sharpness of detail, mottled but lovely, rich iridescent gray toning, an utterly charming example." This bust of the queen was used from 1893 until her death in 1901. The type is common, having been saved in the Maundy sets. The silver halfgroat was last struck for circulation in the reign of George III.

Recorded mintage: 14,000.

Specification: 0.94 g, 0.925 fine silver, .028 troy oz ASW, 13 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: S-3946; KM 776, KM-MDS149 (set).

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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