Great Britain 1956 florin

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 51119

This specimen was lot 51119 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Florin, 1956. London Mint. Elizabeth II. PCGS PROOF-65 Cameo. Surpassed in the PCGS population report by a single example, this incredibly appealing and enticing specimen delivers an enchanting combination of color and brilliance." The Elizabeth II florin was introduced in 1953 and redesigned in 1954 to drop "BRITT OMN" from the obverse and struck in that form until 1970. Proofs are rare.

Recorded mintage: 47,824,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 11.31 g, copper-nickel, 28.3 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: S-4146; KM-906.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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• 1954 florin
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