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This specimen was lot 32939 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $252. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Charles II 6 Pence ND (1660-1662) VF30 NGC, Tower mint, Crown mm, Third Issue, Stronger in the center of the obverse than is usually found, the surfaces appearing to the viewer as quite original, the dies clearly well-polished, and the whole of the strike only mildly off-center." Oliver Cromwell's death in 1659 left a leadership vacuum which was quickly filled by inviting prince Charles back from exile to become Charles II. The first series of silver coins of his regime reverted to the old practice of not dating them and come in denominations of penny, [[Great Britain (1660-62) 2 pence KM-401|halfgroat]], [[Great Britain (1660-62) 3 pence KM-281|threepence]], [[Great Britain (1660-62) 4 pence KM-291|groat]], sixpence, [[Great Britain (1660-62) shilling KM-407|shilling]] and [[Great Britain (1660-62) half crown KM-410|halfcrown]]. When milled coinage was introduced in 1663, copper coinage was produced for the first time since before the Civil War.
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This specimen was lot 32939 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $252. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Charles II 6 Pence ND (1660-1662) VF30 NGC, Tower mint, Crown mm, Third Issue, Stronger in the center of the obverse than is usually found, the surfaces appearing to the viewer as quite original, the dies clearly well-polished, and the whole of the strike only mildly off-center." Oliver Cromwell's death in September 1658 left a leadership vacuum which was quickly filled by inviting prince Charles back from exile to become Charles II. The first series of silver coins of his regime reverted to the old practice of not dating them and come in denominations of penny, [[Great Britain (1660-62) 2 pence KM-401|halfgroat]], [[Great Britain (1660-62) 3 pence KM-281|threepence]], [[Great Britain (1660-62) 4 pence KM-291|groat]], sixpence, [[Great Britain (1660-62) shilling KM-407|shilling]] and [[Great Britain (1660-62) half crown KM-410|halfcrown]]. When milled coinage was introduced in 1663, copper coinage was produced for the first time since before the Civil War.
  
 
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* [[Great Britain 1660 6 pence|1660 sixpence, Commonwealth]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1660 half crown|1660 half crown, Commonwealth]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1660 half crown|1660 half crown, Commonwealth]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1660 unite Fr-269|1660 unite, Commonwealth]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1660 unite Fr-269|1660 unite, Commonwealth]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1660-62) penny KM-396|(1660-62) silver penny, first issue]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1660-62) penny KM-396|(1660-62) silver penny, first issue]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1660-62) penny KM-397|(1660-62) silver penny, second issue, value added]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1660-62) penny KM-397|(1660-62) silver penny, second issue, value added]]
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* [[Great Britain (1660-62) penny KM-398|(1660-62) silver penny, third issue, circles added]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1660-62) 2 pence KM-399|(1660-62) silver tuppence, first issue]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1660-62) 2 pence KM-399|(1660-62) silver tuppence, first issue]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1660-62) 2 pence KM-400|(1660-62) tuppence (halfgroat), second issue, value added]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1660-62) 2 pence KM-400|(1660-62) tuppence (halfgroat), second issue, value added]]

Latest revision as of 11:30, 27 January 2025

Heritage sale 3073, lot 32939
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 32939 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $252. The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles II 6 Pence ND (1660-1662) VF30 NGC, Tower mint, Crown mm, Third Issue, Stronger in the center of the obverse than is usually found, the surfaces appearing to the viewer as quite original, the dies clearly well-polished, and the whole of the strike only mildly off-center." Oliver Cromwell's death in September 1658 left a leadership vacuum which was quickly filled by inviting prince Charles back from exile to become Charles II. The first series of silver coins of his regime reverted to the old practice of not dating them and come in denominations of penny, halfgroat, threepence, groat, sixpence, shilling and halfcrown. When milled coinage was introduced in 1663, copper coinage was produced for the first time since before the Civil War.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.01 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 404, S-3326, ESC-316 (prev. 1510).

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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