View source for Isle of Man 1811 2 shillings 6 pence token

[[Image:SB825-42396o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 42396]]
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This specimen was lot 42396 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Isle of Man|ISLE OF MAN]]. Douglas Bank. 2 Shillings 6 Pence (1/2 Crown), 1811. NGC MS-63. Oblique Milling. An EXTREMELY RARE issue of the Isle of Man, this denomination in particular does not reach the auction block often, with the present specimen offering charming luster, and roiling and most engaging tone." 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, [[Isle of Man 1811 penny token|penny]], shilling, half crown and [[Isle of Man 1811 5 shillings|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-Tn13; Prid-47B; Davis-2.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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.

''Link to:''
* [[Isle of Man 1811 penny token]] Douglas Bank
* [[Isle of Man 1811 shilling token]] Douglas Bank
* [[Isle of Man 1811 5 shillings]] Douglas Bank token
* [[Coins and currency dated 1811]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale]]