Great Britain 1949 half penny

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 51116

This specimen was lot 51116 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Penny, 1949. London Mint. George VI. PCGS PROOF-65 Red. The only fully red proof specimen seen at PCGS for the date, this provocative example seemingly leaps out at the viewer, presenting rich, vibrant color and tantalizing lustrous brilliance. Undoubtedly a piece bound for a connoisseur." This type was struck 1949-52. It was the second half penny for George VI and dropped "IND:IMP" from the reverse legend. It is common tho the proofs are rare.

Recorded mintage: 24,744,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 5.67 g, bronze, 25.4 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: S-4118; KM-868.

Source:

• 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Peck, C. Wilson, English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum, 1558-1958, 2nd Ed., London: Oxford University Press, 1970.
• 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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• 1941 half penny
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