Great Britain 1900 florin

Goldberg sale 104, lot 4170

This specimen was lot 4170 in Goldberg sale 104 (Los Angeles, June 2018), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain. Florin, 1900. Victoria. Uncirculated with magenta, blue and gold toning. Very attractive. PCGS graded MS-64+." The early 1840's saw a vigorous debate among government officials on the merits of decimalizing the cumbersome British coinage. This was not achieved until the 1960's but a new coin was introduced in 1848, the florin, worth two shillings or one-tenth of a pound. It proved popular and was struck in considerable numbers but it did not displace the half crown or crown. The "Old Head" type was struck 1893-1901.

Recorded mintage: 5,529,000.

Specification: 11.31 g, 0.925 fine silver, .336 troy oz ASW, 28.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S.3939; ESC-884; KM-781.

Source:

• Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ira and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 72: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

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