Great Britain 1927 florin

Heritage sale 3022, lot 28090

This specimen was part of lot 28090 in Heritage sale 3022 (New York, January 2013), which sold for $998.75. The catalog description^[2] noted, "George V Proof Set 1927, uncertified 6 coins in red presentation case, all the coins original Gem Proofs with dappled iridescent golden gray toning, maybe a nick here or there but exceptional coins, the case choice as well." This type was struck 1927-36 in substantial numbers tho the 1927 is a proof only date. It superseded a type struck 1911-26 with a different reverse (KM 817a).

Recorded mintage: 15,000 proofs.

Specification: 11.31 g, .500 fine silver, .181 troy oz ASW, 28.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 834, S-PS14, KM-PS20 (proof set).

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, 1901-2000, 47th 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.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• ^[2]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3021, featuring the Cecil Webster, Richard P. Ariagno and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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