Great Britain 1908 florin
This specimen was lot 2434 in Goldberg sale 110 (Los Angeles, June 2019), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Florin, 1908. Edward VII. Obverse: Bust of king right by De Saulles. EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA : BRITT: OMN: REX FID DEF: IND: IMP: Reverse: Britannia standing, date below Dragon. An stunning gem example of this one-year type coin, and one of the finest known. Catalogues at around $1050 (£800) in basic Unc. NGC graded MS-65." This is a better date of a type struck 1902-10. The standing Britannia represents the strongest influence of Art Nouveau on British coin design, which tended at this time towards the dull.
Recorded mintage: 3,280,000.
Specification: 11.31 g, 0.925 fine silver, 28.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S.3981; ESC-926; KM-801.
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- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 110: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
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