Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XIX 26-27 Mar 2020
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Great Britain, George III (1760-1820) Gilt AR Proof 5 Shillings - 1 Dollar. Soho mint, Birmingham, 1804. GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX •, laureate and draped bust right / BANK OF ENGLAND, Britannia seated left, holding branch and spear, resting on shield bearing the Union flag; beehive to left, cornucopiae to right, within oval band inscribed with denomination and surmounted by a castellated crown with five turrets, date below. ESC 160A; L&S -. 27.40g, 42mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine; some surface marks, near-complete gilding. Extremely Rare.
Ex St. James's Auctions Ltd; Auction 18, 27 September 2011, lot 303 (hammer £3,000).
There was little silver minted in the second half of the 18th century which resulted in the circulation of Spanish American 8 real coins. These were initially validated with a countermark until the Bank of England commissioned Matthew Boulton at his Soho Mint in Birmingham to produce a die that could re-strike the 8 real coins into recognisable British coins. The coins were struck between 1804 and 1811 though all bear the date 1804. This example is remarkable for it is fully gilded - the only other known example is noted in the St. James's catalogue description for this coin of 2011 as having been 'seen in trade a few years ago' and displaying only 'traces of gilding'.
Good Extremely Fine; some surface marks, near-complete gilding. Extremely Rare.
Ex St. James's Auctions Ltd; Auction 18, 27 September 2011, lot 303 (hammer £3,000).
There was little silver minted in the second half of the 18th century which resulted in the circulation of Spanish American 8 real coins. These were initially validated with a countermark until the Bank of England commissioned Matthew Boulton at his Soho Mint in Birmingham to produce a die that could re-strike the 8 real coins into recognisable British coins. The coins were struck between 1804 and 1811 though all bear the date 1804. This example is remarkable for it is fully gilded - the only other known example is noted in the St. James's catalogue description for this coin of 2011 as having been 'seen in trade a few years ago' and displaying only 'traces of gilding'.