(1659) Lord Baltimore Maryland Penny

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year

1659

Denomination

Colonials

Strike Type

Regular Strike

Series

Pre-1776 States Coinage (1652-1774)

Designer

Unknown (commissioned by Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore; struck at the Royal Mint, England)

Composition

Copper

Weight

3.69g

Diameter

20.5mm

Edge

Plain

Auction Record

$199,750 • MS62 BN • 01-12-2015 • Heritage Auctions

Description

The Lord Baltimore Penny, or Denarium, is the rarest denomination in the Maryland colonial series with only 7-9 specimens known. Unlike the three silver denominations which share the Baltimore arms reverse, the Penny has a unique reverse design depicting two flags rising from a crown. Struck in copper as a pattern coin, it was intended for circulation but may never have been widely distributed.

Rarity Notes

Only 7-9 specimens known. High R.7. Extremely rare copper pattern denomination.

Cross References

Hodder 1-A, Whitman W-1000, Breen 62, KM#1

External References

🔗PCGS CoinFacts 🔗NGC Coin Explorer

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