Great Britain 1673 farthing

Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale, lot 71294

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 71294 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Farthing, 1673. London Mint. Charles II. NGC AU-55 Brown. Chocolate brown and highly pleasing, this wholesome specimen exhibits a solid strike and only light, even wear upon the high points." This type was struck 1672-79 and is fairly common in low grade. A later attempt to strike farthings in tin was an ignominious flop.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: S-3394; KM-436.1.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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