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* [[Great Britain 1686 4 pence|1686 Maundy fourpence]]
 
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* [[Great Britain 1686 6 pence|1686 sixpence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 6 pence|1686 sixpence]]
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* [[Great Britain 1686 shilling|1686 shilling]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 crown|1686 crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 crown|1686 crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 1/2 guinea|1686 half guinea, no symbol]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 1/2 guinea|1686 half guinea, no symbol]]

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Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72018
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This specimen was lot 72018 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Crown, 1686. James II. NGC VF-20. SECVNDO Edge. Rich, superbly consistent slate gray toning with light iridescence and no marks of note on this highly collectible type." This type was struck 1685-87 during James's brief reign. This example sold for one-third of the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 15.05 g, .925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-3408; KM-452.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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