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Auction 70 Part II 31 Aug 2022
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Very fine | UNITED KINGDOM. George III, 1760-1820.
Silver five shillings, 1804. Soho Mint.
Overstruck Spanish American 8 Real coin issued by the Bank of England with a value of 5 shillings to supplement a deficiency in British silver coins. The coins were struck by the Soho Mint, Birmingham between 1804 and 1811, though all bear the date 1804. They were re-valued at 5 shillings 6 pence in 1811 and were withdrawn in 1817-1818. Proofs were also stuck on specially prepared flans, so these do not show a ghost of a host coin unlike many of the circulation coins.
Laureate and draped bust of King George III facing right; C H K on truncation; GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX. Design by Conrad Küchler. / Seated Britannia left within crowned oval band with the inscription 'FIVE SHILLINGS DOLLAR'; date below; BANK OF ENGLAND around. Edge plain.
Very fine.
Reference: S-3768; KM-Tn1; Dav-101
Composition: 903.0/1000 Silver.
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Silver five shillings, 1804. Soho Mint.
Overstruck Spanish American 8 Real coin issued by the Bank of England with a value of 5 shillings to supplement a deficiency in British silver coins. The coins were struck by the Soho Mint, Birmingham between 1804 and 1811, though all bear the date 1804. They were re-valued at 5 shillings 6 pence in 1811 and were withdrawn in 1817-1818. Proofs were also stuck on specially prepared flans, so these do not show a ghost of a host coin unlike many of the circulation coins.
Laureate and draped bust of King George III facing right; C H K on truncation; GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX. Design by Conrad Küchler. / Seated Britannia left within crowned oval band with the inscription 'FIVE SHILLINGS DOLLAR'; date below; BANK OF ENGLAND around. Edge plain.
Very fine.
Reference: S-3768; KM-Tn1; Dav-101
Composition: 903.0/1000 Silver.
PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.