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| − | This specimen was lot 34278 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $780. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain]]: Victoria 6 Pence 1868 MS66 PCGS, Royal mint. Die #17. One of the few nearly tone-free examples from the Cambridge Gate Collection (sold by us in February 2016 for hammer of $750), this brilliant example is currently the single finest graded by PCGS, and comes with no noticeable flaws. Ex. Cambridge Gate Collection." This shilling was struck 1838-87 for circulation. This subtype, with die numbers, was issued 1867- | + | This specimen was lot 34278 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $780. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain]]: Victoria 6 Pence 1868 MS66 PCGS, Royal mint. Die #17. One of the few nearly tone-free examples from the Cambridge Gate Collection (sold by us in February 2016 for hammer of $750), this brilliant example is currently the single finest graded by PCGS, and comes with no noticeable flaws. Ex. Cambridge Gate Collection." This shilling was struck 1838-87 for circulation. This subtype, with die numbers, was issued 1867-78. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,069,000, a slightly better date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,069,000, a slightly better date. | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1868 1/3 farthing|1868 third farthing]] | * [[Great Britain 1868 1/3 farthing|1868 third farthing]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1868 farthing|1868 farthing]] | * [[Great Britain 1868 farthing|1868 farthing]] | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1868 3 pence|1868 Maundy threepence]] | * [[Great Britain 1868 3 pence|1868 Maundy threepence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1868 4 pence|1868 Maundy groat]] | * [[Great Britain 1868 4 pence|1868 Maundy groat]] | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1868 sovereign|1868 sovereign]] | * [[Great Britain 1868 sovereign|1868 sovereign]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1869 shilling|1869 shilling]] | * [[Great Britain 1869 shilling|1869 shilling]] | ||
Revision as of 21:10, 8 May 2022
This specimen was lot 34278 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: Victoria 6 Pence 1868 MS66 PCGS, Royal mint. Die #17. One of the few nearly tone-free examples from the Cambridge Gate Collection (sold by us in February 2016 for hammer of $750), this brilliant example is currently the single finest graded by PCGS, and comes with no noticeable flaws. Ex. Cambridge Gate Collection." This shilling was struck 1838-87 for circulation. This subtype, with die numbers, was issued 1867-78.
Recorded mintage: 1,069,000, a slightly better date.
Specification: 2.82 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 751.1, S-3910.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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