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British Silver Three Pence Series from 1551 to the Present

Category:  World Coins
Owner:  TundraRaider
Last Modified:  11/2/2024
Set Description
This set contains only the silver threepence coins from England starting with Edward VI and ending with George VI in 1944 for circulation strikes and to the present for any 3d silver maundy strikes. Die varieties are noted as known through the use of the following reference guides:

The Identification of British 20th Century Silver Coin Varieties - David J Groom
British Silver Coins since 1816 - Peter J Davies
The Galata Guide to Hammered & Milled Threepenny Pieces 1551-1662 D I Greenhalgh (known as DIG)
The Hammered Silver Coins Produced at the Tower Mint During the Reign of Elizabeth I - ID Brown, CH Comber, W Wilkinson (known as BCW)

Set Goals
To pull together the most comprehensive collection of British 3d across the entire silver mintage with as many known die varieties, major and minor, as collectively known.

Slot Name
Origin/Country
Item Description
Full Grade
Owner Comments
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View Coin   ENGLAND - PRE-1603 3P (1551-53) England S-2485 EDWARD VI NGC VF Details Obverse: mm EDWARD'. VI.D'. G'. AGL'. FRA'. Z. HIB'. REX (Die Pair DIG1i - mm to right of top cross)
Reverse: mm .POSVI / DEV: A / DIVTOR / E? MEV. (Die Pair DIG D - stop before POSVI, colon after DEV)

London mm Tun
Spinks 2485
North 1940
DIG Reference 1i/D (undocumented pairing)
1.38g
View Coin   ENGLAND - PRE-1603 3P 1569 England S-2566 ELIZABETH I NGC VF Details Obverse: mm ELIZABETH : D.' G.' ANG.' FR: ET: H? ? REGINA (Die pair 1ii due to colons after FR & ET + location of crown between NA in REGINA)
Reverse: mm POSVI / DEV.' AD/ ??TORE / M ' MEV .' (The ' after the single M is suggested as being a . but its height suggests it being an apostrophe. Die Pair Aiii due to location of 6 near bar and short tail 9)

Coronet mm
Spink 2566
North 1998
DIG/BCW 1ii/Aiii CN1G:CNd
1.43g
View Coin   ENGLAND - PRE-1603 3P 1569 England S-2566 ELIZABETH I NGC XF Details Obverse: mm ELIZABETH : D.' G.' ANG.' FR : ET : HI: REGINA (Die pair 1vii due to location of crown and the fact that the reverse die pair Cv is only matched to 1vii)
Reverse: mm POSVI / DEV.' AD / IVTORE / M.MEV.' (Die pair Cv due to broken 9 and location of date in consideration to bead ring and top of shield)

Coronet mm
Spink 2566
North 1998
Dig/BCW 1vii/Cv CNG1:CNd
1.47g
View Coin   ENGLAND - PRE-1603 3P 1573 England S-2566 ELIZABETH I NGC VF Details Obverse: mm ELIZABETH: D.' G.' ANG.' FR: ET. (maybe :) HI.' ????NA (Die pair 3vi from colon and drapery/hair lines)
Reverse: mm POSVI / DEV.' AD / IVTORE / M. MEV.' (Die pair Bviii from level 73 numbers doesn't cross inner circle)

Ermine mm
Spinks 2566
North 1998
DIG/BCW 3vi/Bviii ER1:b2
1.2g
View Coin   ENGLAND - PRE-1603 3P 1574 England S-2566 ELIZABETH I NGC XF Details Obverse: mm ELIZABETH : D.' G.' ANG.' FR ? ET : MI .REGINA (Die Pair 1i due to location of crown tip to mm before it. After ET should be a . however this example shows a colon. The H in HI also looks like a smaller M)
Reverse: mm POSVI / DEV.' AD / IVTORE / M. MEV.' (Die Pair Ai as only recorded reverse pair however after DEV should be only an apostrophe and not period apostrophe and the reverse should have no period after the single M, but this does. Suggests this is additional undocumented reverse Die)

Acorn mm
Spink 2566
North 1998
DIG/BCW 1i/Ai AC1b:Acb
1.54g
View Coin   ENGLAND - PRE-1603 3P 1574 England S-2566 ELIZABETH I NGC VF 35 Obverse: mm ELIZA???? : D.' G.' ANG.' FR: ET. HI ?? REGINA (Die 1 is the only obverse and Die 1i because of crown location to mintmark. However there seems to be an apostrophe and then a period after FR '. not : as noted. Unknown Obverse die perhaps?)
Reverse: mm? ?OSTVI / DEV. ? AD / IVTORE / M. MEV.' (Die Aii because of the . after M and before MEV.' This would indicate that the unseen mm is eglantine over acorn mintmark)


Acorn/Eglantine over Acorn mm
Spink 2566
North 1998
Dig/BCW 1i/Aii CNG1:EGa
1.49g
View Coin   ENGLAND - PRE-1603 3P 1578 England S-2573 ELIZABETH I NGC XF 45 Obverse: mm ELI?ABETH : D.' G.' ANG.' ?? ? HI REGINA (Die 2v because of Greek Cross mm, location of the crown in relation to the N in REGINA and the position of the drapery. However there does not seem to be any punctuation after HI before REGINA. There is a hint of an apostrophe perhaps at high power review)
Reverse: mm POSVI / DEV.? AD / IVTORE / M. MEV.' (Die Bv because of the arrangement of the different numbers in the date and their position to the shield and the surrounding bead circle)

Spink 2566
North 1998
Dig/BCW 2v/Bv CR2:CRb3
1.53g
View Coin   ENGLAND - PRE-1603 3P 1580 England S-2573 ELIZABETH I NGC VF 30 Obverse: ?mm ?LIZABETH ? D.? G.? AN??? ??? ET: HI?? REGINA (DIG Unknown, : after ET not documented)
Reverse: mm POSVI / DEV.? AD? / IVTORE / M? ?EV'.(die pair Bvi based on I for 1 below 5 and 5 shape)

Latin Cross mm
Spink 2573
North 1998
DIG/BCW Unkown Obverse Die Pair ?/Bvi Based upon DIG die pairs a 1580 Bvi Reverse would likely connect to 2vi so I'm assuming this could be 2vi/Bvi and BCW of LC2:LC-c - However the presence of the colon after ET suggested a potential undocumented die instead of 2vi)
1.29g
View Coin   ENGLAND 1603-1707 3P (1643-44) England S-2877 YORK CHARLES I NGC VF 25 Obverse: mm . CAROLVS. D.G. MAG. BR. FR. ET. HI. REX (No stop after REX, die pair matches DIG 6 but the lack of a final stop after REX is not documented)
Reverse: CHRIST / O. AVSP / ICE. RE / GNO. mm (Die pair B with stop after GNO and 4 string harp 2 lis in shield) 

York Mint
Lion mm
Spink 2877
.99g
North 2323
DIG/Besly 6ii/C 1B:B
View Coin   ENGLAND 1603-1707 3P (1662-1685) England BULL-592 ESC-1958 MILLED MAUNDY-CHARLES II NGC MS 62 Obverse: mm . CAROLVS . II . D . G. M . BR . FR . ET . HI . REX . (Die Pair 1i based on crown 1 mm makeup and elevated III angle)
Reverse: mm . CHRISTO . AVSPICE . REGNO . (Die Pair Cii based upon crown 2 mm makeup and period after REGNO)


Spink 3325
North 2769
Bull 325 ESC 1957 R 4 String Harp


View Coin   ENGLAND 1603-1707 3P (1660-62) England BULL-325 ESC-1957 CHARLES II NGC XF 45 Lovely halo of blue toning on Obverse

Attributed by NGC as BULL-325 ESC-1957, however this is incorrect as that is the hammered version. This should be BULL-592 ESC-1958.

Spink 3385
Bull-592 ESC-1958 Rarity - N
View Coin   ENGLAND 1603-1707 3P (1662-1685) England BULL-592 ESC-1958 MILLED MAUNDY-CHARLES II NGC XF Details
View Coin   ENGLAND 1603-1707 3P 1679 England BULL-660 ESC-1970 CHARLES II - MAUNDY NGC VF Details Spink 3386
Bull 660 ESC 1970
S Rarity

This particular coin has what looks like a repunched O over O in CAROLVS on the obverse. It also has a very striking die clash that has occurred as you can see clearly the reverse crown and accompanying letters on the reverse from 2 to 6 o'clock.
View Coin   ENGLAND 1603-1707 3P 1684/3 England BULL-674 ESC-1979 CHARLES II - MAUNDY NGC XF 45
View Coin   ENGLAND 1603-1707 3P 1692 England BULL-931 ESC-1992 WILLIAM & MARY NGC MS 63 Spink 3442
Bull 931 ESC 1992 GV below bust
Rarity R
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1707-1815 3P 1729 G.britain ESC-2019 NGC XF 45 Lovely toning on the Obverse

Spink 3713A
Bull-1788 Esc-2019
Rarity - S
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1707-1815 3P 1762 G.britain MAUNDY NGC MS 65 Spink 3753
Bull-2254 Esc-2033
Rarity - C3

Note - over 30 different dies used
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - MAUNDY 3P 1828 G.britain MAUNDY NGC AU 55 Spink 3819
Bull 2453 ESC 2432
Rarity N
Mintage - 333
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1834 G.britain NGC MS 61 Type A Small Head Variety
Spink 3838
Bull-2531 Esc- 2044
Rarity - S
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1835 G.britain NGC MS 64 Type B Large Head variety
Spink 3838A
Bull-2535 Esc-2044
Rarity - N
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1838 G.britain PCGS MS 63 Spink 3914
Bull-3362 Esc-2048
Rarity - S
Young Head Type A1/1a First Bust, high relief, ear fully visible
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1838 G.britain PCGS MS 63 Spink 3914
Bull-3362 Esc-2048
Rarity - S
Young Head Type A1/1a First Bust, high relief, ear fully visible
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1841 G.britain NGC AU 53 Spink 3914
Bull-3367 Esc-2051
Rarity - R
Young Head Type A1/1a First Bust, high relief, ear fully visible
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1843 G.britain PCGS MS 65 Spink 3914
Bull-3369 Esc-2053
Rarity - N
Young Head Type A1/1a First Bust, high relief, ear fully visible
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1846 G.britain NGC MS 66
View Coin   Great Britain 1816-1901 3d 1852 PCGS MS 65 One of the most difficult Victoria 3d to obtain, let alone existing in a top grade. This coin is Top Pop @ PCGS and tied with the finest example at MS65 here at NGC.

Spink 3914
Bull 3382 ESC 2059B
Rarity - R4
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1854 G.britain NGC MS 65 Spink 3914
Bull-3386 Esc-2061
Rarity - N
Young Head Type A1/1a First Bust, high relief, ear fully visible
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1859 G.britain NGC MS 64 Spink 3914
Bull-3394 Esc-2066
Rarity - N
Young Head Type A1/1a First Bust, high relief, ear fully visible
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1872 G.britain NGC MS 63 Spink 3914C
Bull-3416 Esc-2078
Rarity - S
Young Head Type A4/1b Second Bust, larger, lower relief, mouth fuller, nose more pronounced, rounded truncation
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - MAUNDY 3P 1875 G.britain MAUNDY NGC MS 63 Spink 3918
Rarity - N
Mintage - 562 Robinson pg.169
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1883 G.britain NGC UNC Details Spink 3914D
Bull-3430 Esc-2090
Rarity - C
Young Head Type A5/1b Third bust, older features, mouth closed, hair strands leading from 'bun' vary
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1886 G.britain PCGS MS 65 Spink 3914D
Bull-3433 Esc-2093
Rarity - C
Young Head Type A5/1b Third bust, older features, mouth closed, hair strands leading from 'bun' vary
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1887 G.britain JUBILEE HEAD NGC MS 66
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1888 G.britain NGC MS 62
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1889 G.britain NGC MS 64
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - MAUNDY 3P 1890 G.britain MAUNDY NGC MS 62
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1891 G.britain NGC MS 63
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1892 G.britain NGC MS 65
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1893 CLOSE 3 G.britain JUBILEE HEAD NGC MS 63 Die Clash visible on the Obverse. The reverse shows only the slightest clash results on the last part of the date on the 93 to the right side.
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1893 G.britain VEILED HEAD NGC MS 65
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - MAUNDY 3P 1894 G.britain MAUNDY PCGS MS 67
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - MAUNDY 3P 1898 G.britain MAUNDY NGC MS 66
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 3P 1899 G.britain NGC MS 65
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - MAUNDY 3P 1900 G.britain MAUNDY NGC MS 64
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - MAUNDY 3P 1901 G.britain MAUNDY NGC AU Details
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 3P 1902 G.britain NGC MS 66
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - MAUNDY 3P 1903 G.britain MAUNDY NGC MS 66
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 3P 1903 G.britain NGC MS 66
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70 3P 1904 G.britain SMALL BALL ON 3 NGC MS 63
View Coin   GREAT BRITAIN - MAUNDY 3P 1904 G.britain MAUNDY NGC MS 67 Stunning toning on the Maundy
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