Great Britain 1901 florin
This specimen was lot 41788 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Florin, 1901. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-64." The early 1840's saw a vigorous debate among government officials on the merits of decimalizing the cumbersome British coinage. This was not achieved until the 1960's but a new coin was introduced in 1848, the florin, worth two shillings or one-tenth of a pound. It proved popular and was struck in considerable numbers but it did not displace the half crown or crown. The "Old Head" type was struck 1893-1901.
Recorded mintage: 2,649,000.
Specification: 11.31 g, 0.925 fine silver, 28.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-3939; KM-781.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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