Isle of Man 1811 shilling token
This specimen was lot 42397 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "ISLE OF MAN. Douglas Bank. Shilling, 1811. NGC MS-62. Oblique Milling. A RARE token, particularly when encountered in this grade, this lovely token is pleasing to behold, with rich luster, and the handsome design elements being well struck." In the late eighteenth century and into the Napoleonic period, the Royal Mint abdicated its responsibility to furnish sufficient coinage for the rapidly expanding kingdom. Private issuers leapt into the breach, including the Douglas Bank on the Isle of Man, which issued half penny, penny, shilling, half crown and one crown tokens in 1811. None are common but the penny and half penny are the most available.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-Tn12; Prid-48A; Dalton-6.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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- Isle of Man 1811 penny token Douglas Bank
- Isle of Man 1811 2 shillings 6 pence token Douglas Bank
- Isle of Man 1811 5 shillings Douglas Bank token
- Coins and currency dated 1811