Great Britain 1965 4 pence

from Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, part of lot 43183

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was part of lot 43183 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Pence to 4 Pence Maundy Set (4 Pieces), 1965. All CHOICE UNCIRCULATED. Fully lustrous with attractive toning, which generally darkens with the higher denominations. Ex: B. A. Seaby, Ltd." Since medieval times, the monarch or her representative has handed out Maundy sets to the poor on Maundy Thursday. When the tradition began, silver pennies, tuppence, threepence and groats were circulating coins but are now long since obsolete. Silver pennies have not been struck for circulation since the reign of George III.

Recorded mintage: 1,221.

Specification: 1.89 g, .925 fine silver, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 902, S-4131; KM-MDS224 (set).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• 1957 Maundy penny
• 1957 Maundy tuppence
• 1957 Maundy threepence
• 1957 Maundy fourpence
• 1964 sixpence
• 1965 Maundy penny
• 1965 Maundy tuppence
• 1965 Maundy threepence
• 1965 sovereign
• Coins and currency dated 1965
• return to coins of Great Britain