Great Britain 1763 3 pence

from the Stacks Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 23049

This specimen was part of lot 23049 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), which sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Maundy Set, 1763. George III (1760-1820). 4 pieces in set. A nice group with matched blue-gray color. Clearly a set that sat together undisturbed for a prolonged period of time and as such quite attractive and desirable. PCGS AU-58 (1), MS-61 (1), & AU-55 (2) Secure Holders." This type was struck intermittently 1762-66, 1770-72, 1780-86. Enough were saved that it is today not rare. Unlike the silver penny and tuppence, the threepence survived as a circulating coin until the end of sterling coinage in 1967.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.51 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-3762 (set); KM-MDS53 (set), KM 591, S-3753.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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