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[[Image:Great Britain Sincona 22-01749q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 22, lot 1749]]
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[[Image:H3114-33615o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Heritage sale 3114, lot 33615]]
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This specimen was lot 1749 in Sincona sale 22 (Zurich, May 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GROSSBRITANNIEN, George II. 1727-1760 Sixpence 1746. LIMA. Fast sehr schön-sehr schön.'' (kingdom of Great Britain, George II (1727-60), "LIMA" sixpence of 1746, choice very fine.)"</blockquote> "LIMA" sixpences, shillings, half crowns and [[Great Britain 1746 crown Dav-1350|crowns]] were minted from silver seized from the Spanish by Captain (later Admiral) Anson in 1740-44. They are not rare but always popular.
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This specimen was lot 33615 in Heritage sale 3114 (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $5,040. The lot description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain]]: George II Proof 6 Pence 1746 PR66+ NGC. An exceedingly attractive Proof-only date without the famed Lima beneath bust, punctuated by virtually pristine and wonderfully toned devices that host a striking bust of George II and reverse arms. Only a handful of these Proof format 6 Pences have been certified, usually unsurpassed at Gem designations, with the current occupant ranking as the sole finest between both grading services and remains desirable as such. From the Abbeygate Collection." Large numbers of sixpences were struck from silver seized from the Spanish; these are marked "LIMA" below the bust. This sixpence, without the "LIMA", is rare. It was also struck 1750-51 and 1757-58 and those dates are available.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
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''Specification:'' 3.01 g, .925 fine silver, this specimen 2.96 g.  
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''Specification:'' 3.01 g, 0.925 fine silver.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Seaby 3710A, KM 582.3.
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 582.2, S-3711, ESC-1759 (R2).
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Collection Fumatori, Auction 22,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2015.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''2024 January 16 - 18 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction #3114'', Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* 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.
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* [[Great Britain 1745 6 pence KM-582.1|1745 sixpence, roses on reverse]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1745 6 pence KM-582.3|1745 "LIMA" sixpence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1745 6 pence KM-582.3|1745 "LIMA" sixpence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1745 shilling KM 583.2|1745 "LIMA" shilling]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1745 shilling KM 583.2|1745 "LIMA" shilling]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1745 1/2 crown|1745 "LIMA" halfcrown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1745 1/2 crown|1745 "LIMA" halfcrown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1745 1/2 guinea Fr-348|1745 "LIMA" half guinea]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1745 1/2 guinea Fr-348|1745 "LIMA" half guinea]]
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* [[Great Britain 1745 guinea Fr-343|1745 "LIMA" guinea]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1746 farthing|1746 farthing]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1746 farthing|1746 farthing]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1746 half penny|1746 half penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1746 half penny|1746 half penny]]
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* [[Great Britain 1746 3 pence|1746 threepence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1746 3 pence|1746 threepence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1746 4 pence|1746 groat]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1746 4 pence|1746 groat]]
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* [[Great Britain 1746 6 pence KM-582.3|1746 "Lima" sixpence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1746 shilling]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1746 shilling]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1746 1/2 crown KM-584.2|1746 halfcrown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1746 1/2 crown KM-584.2|1746 halfcrown]]
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* return to coins of [[Great Britain]]
 
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]]
  
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[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 21, 22, 23]]
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[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3114]]

Latest revision as of 22:20, 7 February 2024

from Heritage sale 3114, lot 33615
H3114-33615r.jpg

This specimen was lot 33615 in Heritage sale 3114 (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $5,040. The lot description[1] noted, "Great Britain: George II Proof 6 Pence 1746 PR66+ NGC. An exceedingly attractive Proof-only date without the famed Lima beneath bust, punctuated by virtually pristine and wonderfully toned devices that host a striking bust of George II and reverse arms. Only a handful of these Proof format 6 Pences have been certified, usually unsurpassed at Gem designations, with the current occupant ranking as the sole finest between both grading services and remains desirable as such. From the Abbeygate Collection." Large numbers of sixpences were struck from silver seized from the Spanish; these are marked "LIMA" below the bust. This sixpence, without the "LIMA", is rare. It was also struck 1750-51 and 1757-58 and those dates are available.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.01 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 582.2, S-3711, ESC-1759 (R2).

Source:

  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 January 16 - 18 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction #3114, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

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