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Auction 1  25 Sep 2018
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Lot 205

Estimate: 80 GBP
Price realized: 90 GBP
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George III (1760-1820), silver Bank of England Dollar, 1804, struck by the Soho Mint entirely over a Spanish Empire Eight Reales, laureate and draped bust right, C.H.K on truncation for engraver by C H Kuchler, top leaf points to centre of letter E, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, no stop at end of legend, rev. Britannia seated left with spear and shield, K in relief under shield, holding olive branch, cornucopia below, beehive of industry to left, all within castellated garter, English legend on garter FIVE SHILLINGS DOLLAR, and surrounding with toothed border, BANK OF ENGLAND, date at bottom, weight 26.93g (Bull 1951; ESC 164 dies E/2; C&R 1070; S.3768). Toned with small "t" like chop mark in obverse field, perhaps indicating use in the Far East, some under-type apparent, otherwise with light surface marks, almost very fine.

Provenance:
Ex Format of Birmingham, 1988.
Ex Alan Harley Collection of Countermarked Latin American Coins, Baldwin Auction 71, 29th September 2011, lot 1884.

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