Great Britain 1843 3 pence

from Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 47417

This specimen was lot 47417 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Maundy 3 Pence, 1843. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-65." This type was struck every year 1838-87 and this is a common date.

Recorded mintage: 2,029,999 for 1842-43 plus 4,488 for the Maundy sets.

Specification: 1.41 g, 0.925 fine silver, 16 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: S-3914; KM-730.

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, 1801-1900, 9th 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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