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[[Image:Great Britain G91-2955r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles]] | [[Image:Great Britain G91-2955r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2955 in Goldberg sale 91 (Los Angeles, June 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain]]. Florin, 1924 Brilliant Unc. George V. Obverse portrait of king left by Mackennal. Reverse, crowned cruciform shields. Uncirculated and scarce in this grade. Brilliant Uncirculated." This type was struck in large numbers 1911-19, then reduced to .500 fine for 1920-26. A different reverse was used 1927-36. | + | This specimen was lot 2955 in Goldberg sale 91 (Los Angeles, June 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain]]. Florin, 1924 Brilliant Unc. George V. Obverse portrait of king left by Mackennal. Reverse, crowned cruciform shields. Uncirculated and scarce in this grade. Brilliant Uncirculated." This type was struck in large numbers 1911-19, then reduced to 0.500 fine for 1920-26. A different reverse was used 1927-36. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 4,582,000, a slightly better date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 4,582,000, a slightly better date. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 11.31 g, .500 fine silver, 28.3 mm diameter. | + | ''Specification:'' 11.31 g, 0.500 fine silver, 28.3 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' S.4022A; ESC-943; KM-817a. | ''Catalog reference:'' S.4022A; ESC-943; KM-817a. | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1922 6 pence|1922 sixpence]] | * [[Great Britain 1922 6 pence|1922 sixpence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1922 florin|1922 florin]] | * [[Great Britain 1922 florin|1922 florin]] | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1924 farthing|1924 farthing]] | * [[Great Britain 1924 farthing|1924 farthing]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1924 half penny|1924 half penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1924 half penny|1924 half penny]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1924 3 pence|1924 threepence]] | * [[Great Britain 1924 3 pence|1924 threepence]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1924 half crown|1924 half crown]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1925 florin|1925 florin]] | * [[Great Britain 1925 florin|1925 florin]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1924]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1924]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:26, 23 February 2024
This specimen was lot 2955 in Goldberg sale 91 (Los Angeles, June 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Florin, 1924 Brilliant Unc. George V. Obverse portrait of king left by Mackennal. Reverse, crowned cruciform shields. Uncirculated and scarce in this grade. Brilliant Uncirculated." This type was struck in large numbers 1911-19, then reduced to 0.500 fine for 1920-26. A different reverse was used 1927-36.
Recorded mintage: 4,582,000, a slightly better date.
Specification: 11.31 g, 0.500 fine silver, 28.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S.4022A; ESC-943; KM-817a.
- 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.
- Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 91: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.
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