Great Britain (1636-38) 6 pence

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from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 22726
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from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 46298
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The first specimen was lot 22726 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 6 Pence, ND (1636-38). London Mint. Charles I. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. Tun mintmark. Though this coin exhibits a light obverse strike, the full bust is still clear, as is the reverse shield. Nice old envelope toning with some peripheral color." The second specimen was lot 46298 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $145. The catalog description[2] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 6 Pence, ND (1636-38). London Mint; mm: Tun. Charles I. PCGS EF-40. Obverse: Crowned half-length bust facing left, denomination at right, with no inner circle; Reverse: Ornate coat of arms with no inner circle." Closely related types include KM 94, 95, 97, 98. This example did not realize any where near the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.02 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-2814; KM-96. The second specimen is S-2813; KM-95.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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