Great Britain 1899 penny KM-775

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from the Stacks Bowers 2018 ANA sale, part of lot 23079
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from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, part of lot 70833
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This specimen was part of lot 23079 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), which sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Maundy Set, 1899. PCGS PL-65 & PL-66 Secure Holders. 4 pieces in set. Includes: Penny (PCGS PL-66), 2 Pence (PCGS PL-65), 3 Pence (PCGS PL-66), and 4 Pence (PCGS PL-65). From a mintage of only 8,976 pieces. All display deep beautiful old cabinet tone with a plethora of hues. All are sharply struck with flashy proof-like surfaces and frosted devices. A lovely matched set with fantastic eye appeal. Clearly a set which sat for a prolonged period of time undisturbed. PCGS PL-65 (2) & PL-66 (2) Secure Holders." The second specimen was part of lot 70833 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[2] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Maundy Set (4 Pieces), 1899. London Mint. Victoria. All PCGS Gold Shield Certified. 1) 4 Pence. PCGS PROOFLIKE-66 Gold Shield. S-3944. 2) 3 Pence. PCGS PROOFLIKE-66 Gold Shield. S-3945. 3) 2 Pence. PCGS PROOFLIKE-67+ Gold Shield. S-3946. 4) Pence. PCGS PROOFLIKE-67+ Gold Shield. S-3947. S-3943; KM-MDS155. Impressively preserved with eye-opening tone on each piece." This type was struck for the Maundy sets 1893-1900 even tho silver pennies had long ceased to circulate.

Specification: 0.47 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Recorded Mintage: 17,000.

Catalog reference: KM-MDS155 (set); S-3943 (set), KM 775, S-3947.

Source:

  • Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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.
  • 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.
  • [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.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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