Great Britain 1877 florin
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This specimen was lot 46384 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Florin (2 Shillings), 1877. London Mint. Victoria. NGC MS-62." This date comes with (KM 746.2, shown here) or without die number (KM 746.4). This example bears die no. 6 (visible to the left of the "W W" under the queen's bust). Die numbers were used 1868-78, likely in an attempt to measure die life.
Recorded mintage: 682,000.
Specification: 11.31 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-3891; KM-746.2.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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