Great Britain 1942 florin
This specimen was lot 40224 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Florin, 1942. London Mint. George VI. NGC PROOF-63. Not often encountered as a proof, this Choice specimen represents the only such occurrence in the NGC census. Supremely enticing and robust, with a subtle burnished tone and great brilliance throughout." This type was struck 1937-46 and is common. In 1947, the silver coinage was converted to copper-nickel to release precious metal for the payment of American war loans. The denomination survived the transition to decimal coinage as a ten pence piece but was finally demonetized in 1992.
Recorded mintage: 39,895,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 11.31 g, 0.500 fine silver, 28.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-4081; KM-855.
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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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