Great Britain 1947 florin
This specimen was lot 31710 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: George VI Proof Florin 1947 PR64 Cameo NGC, A quite beautifully toned example, full of flash in the fields, over which lies a soft patina interweaving argent and champagne color to luxurious effect. Only two examples certify higher at the 'Cameo' level across PCGS and NGC combined. Ex. CT Collection." This type was struck in copper-nickel 1947-48 and superseded the billon florin of 1937-46. Only the proofs are rare. Florins of 1949-52 dropped the "IND IMP" from the king's titles.
Recorded mintage: 22,910,000 + proofs.
Specification: 11.31 g, copper-nickel, 28.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 865.
- 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.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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