Great Britain 1902 florin

Heritage sale 3029, lot 30719

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 30719 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Edward VII Florin 1902, MS65 NGC. A very subtle iridescent toning lends itself to wonderful eye-appeal for this coin." This type was struck 1902-10 in respectable numbers but has always been expensive in nice condition. The classic design attracts collectors who would otherwise not purchase British coins. The denomination was converted to copper-nickel in 1947 and ceased in 1967.

Recorded mintage: 2,190,000 plus 15,000 proofs.

Specification: 11.31 g, 0.925 fine silver, .336 troy oz ASW, 28.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 801, S-3981, ESC-919.

Source:

Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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