August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Sharp EF Chalmers Sixpence
Underrated Rarity
1783 John Chalmers Sixpence. W-1770. Rarity-6. Large Date. Period After Date. EF Details--Scratch (PCGS).
29.4 grains. A high-grade example of this issue. This piece is about as well centered as Ford II:278, the obverse being slightly off to the upper right but all of the letters in CHALMERS are on flan. On the reverse, the central sharpness is more pronounced and there is an outer beaded border visible. Both sides are light pewter gray and olive, with areas of pale golden iridescence showing in the protected portions. Engraver initials "TS" quite clear in the crescents at the ends of the major arms of the reverse cross, believed to stand for Thomas Sparrow. Some light scratches on the obverse are noted. We would suggest that Chalmers' sixpence are perhaps 10 times rarer than his shillings and about twice as rare as the threepence. In grades above VF, that may go up by an order of magnitude, as there are plenty of nice grade threepence pieces (relative to the population) and a fair number of shillings, but most sixpence are well worn, damaged, or both. While this may not be a perfect specimen, it offers much detail and presents far better in-hand than most that we have brought to auction.
PCGS# 594. NGC ID: 2AUS.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part II, May 2004, lot 279; Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 3, 2006.
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| Price realized | 9'500 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 16'500 USD |
