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''Recorded mintage:'' 43,466,000 plus proofs.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 43,466,000 plus proofs.
  
''Specification:'' 2.82 g, .500 fine silver, 19.5 mm diameter.
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''Specification:'' 2.82 g, 0.500 fine silver, 19.5 mm diameter.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' S-4084, KM 852.
 
''Catalog reference:'' S-4084, KM 852.
  
 
''[[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.
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* Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date,'' London: Coincraft, 1995.
 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.  
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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.
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* Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.  
  
 
''Link to:''
 
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* [[Great Britain 1940 6 pence|1940 6 pence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1940 6 pence|1940 6 pence]]
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* [[Great Britain 1946 farthing|1946 farthing]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1946 3 pence KM-849|1946 brass threepence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1946 3 pence KM-849|1946 brass threepence]]
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* [[South Africa 1946 6 pence]]
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* [[Great Britain 1946 shilling KM-853|1946 shilling, English crest]]
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* [[Great Britain 1946 shilling KM-854|1946 shilling, Scottish crest]]
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* [[Great Britain 1946 florin|1946 florin]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1946 half crown|1946 half crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1946 half crown|1946 half crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1947 6 pence|1947 6 pence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1947 6 pence|1947 6 pence]]

Latest revision as of 10:33, 6 March 2025

Heritage sale 3024, lot 24413
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 24414 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $1,292.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "George VI Proof Sixpence 1946, PR65 PCGS, delicate silvery gold toning, a lovely example of the very rare Proof of Record of this year, last of the silver issues." This type was issued in large numbers 1937-46 but the proofs are rare. Sixpences minted 1947-70 were copper-nickel.

Recorded mintage: 43,466,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 2.82 g, 0.500 fine silver, 19.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-4084, KM 852.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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