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This specimen was lot 2166 in Goldberg sale 106 (Los Angeles, September 2018), where it sold for $144. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Great Britain. Sixpence, 1918. George V. Lovely toning. PCGS graded MS-66." This type was struck in large numbers 1911-20, then reduced to .500 fine for 1920-25. A different reverse was used 1928-36.  
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This specimen was lot 2166 in Goldberg sale 106 (Los Angeles, September 2018), where it sold for $144. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Great Britain. Sixpence, 1918. George V. Lovely toning. PCGS graded MS-66." This type was struck in large numbers 1911-20, then reduced to 0.500 fine for 1920-25. A different reverse was used 1927-36.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 27,559,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 27,559,000.
  
''Specification:'' 2.82 g, .925 fine silver, 19.5 mm diameter.
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''Specification:'' 2.82 g, 0.925 fine silver, 19.5 mm diameter.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' S.4014; KM-815.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' S.4014; KM-815.  
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* [[Great Britain 1917 6 pence|1917 sixpence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1917 6 pence|1917 sixpence]]
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* [[Great Britain 1918 farthing|1918 farthing]]
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* [[Great Britain 1918 half penny|1918 half penny]]
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* [[Great Britain 1918 penny|1918 penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1918-H penny|1918-H penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1918-H penny|1918-H penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1918-KN penny|1918-KN penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1918-KN penny|1918-KN penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1918 half crown|1918 half crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1918 half crown|1918 half crown]]
* [[Great Britain 1922 6 pence|1922 sixpence]]
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* [[Great Britain 1921 6 pence|1921 sixpence]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1918]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1918]]
 
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]]
 
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[[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 106]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 106]]

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Goldberg sale 106, lot 2166
GB G106-2166r.jpg

This specimen was lot 2166 in Goldberg sale 106 (Los Angeles, September 2018), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Sixpence, 1918. George V. Lovely toning. PCGS graded MS-66." This type was struck in large numbers 1911-20, then reduced to 0.500 fine for 1920-25. A different reverse was used 1927-36.

Recorded mintage: 27,559,000.

Specification: 2.82 g, 0.925 fine silver, 19.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S.4014; KM-815.

Source:

  • Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 106: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

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