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''Recorded mintage:'' 4,488 for the Maundy sets plus 3,145,000 for circulation. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 4,488 for the Maundy sets plus 3,145,000 for circulation. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 1.41 g, 0.925 fine silver. | + | ''Specification:'' 1.41 g, 0.925 fine silver, 16 mm diameter, plain edge. |
''Catalog reference:'' S-3918; KM-730. | ''Catalog reference:'' S-3918; KM-730. | ||
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* Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, ''English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 2015. | * 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, '' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024. |
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| − | * [[Great Britain | + | * [[Great Britain 1877 3 pence|1877 threepence]] |
* [[Great Britain 1879 farthing|1879 farthing]] | * [[Great Britain 1879 farthing|1879 farthing]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1879 half penny|1879 half penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1879 half penny|1879 half penny]] | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1879 1/2 sovereign|1879 half sovereign]] | * [[Great Britain 1879 1/2 sovereign|1879 half sovereign]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1879 sovereign|1879 sovereign]] | * [[Great Britain 1879 sovereign|1879 sovereign]] | ||
| − | * [[Great Britain | + | * [[Great Britain 1880 3 pence|1880 threepence]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1879]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1879]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers | + | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale]] |
Latest revision as of 16:06, 30 January 2026
This specimen was part of lot 37221 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), which sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Maundy Set (4 Pieces), 1879. London Mint. Victoria. All PCGS Certified. S-3916; KM-MDS-133 (for the set). All housed in older generation PCGS holders. 1) 4 Pence. PCGS MS-67. 2) 3 Pence. PCGS MS-66. 3) 2 Pence. PCGS MS-66. 4) Penny. PCGS MS-65." This threepence was struck 1838-87 for Maundy sets. Of the Maundy denominations, the threepence was the only one which also circulated.
Recorded mintage: 4,488 for the Maundy sets plus 3,145,000 for circulation.
Specification: 1.41 g, 0.925 fine silver, 16 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: S-3918; KM-730.
- 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, 1801-1900, 9th 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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