England 1567 3 pence

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70646

This specimen was lot 70646 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 3 Pence, 1567. Elizabeth I (1558-1603). PCGS EF-45 Secure Holder. Crown mintmark, very early dated issue. Dark toning, slightly off center, bold portrait." This type is listed for 1567-77. Later issues were not dated, to the annoyance of modern collectors.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: S-2566; N-1998.

Source:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
• 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.

Link to:

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