SINCONA Auction 75
SINCONA British Collection - Part 2
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Description
George III. 1760-1820. Bank Token of 1 Shilling and 6 Pence (18 Pence) 1813, London. Proof. Struck in platinum. 14.72 g. Spink 3772. Bull 2120. Fuchs 3. Äusserst selten, vermutlich das zweite bekannte Exemplar / Extremely rare, most probably the second known piece. NGC PF60. Schrötlingsfehler / Flan flaw.
Details
From the stock of Format of Birmingham Ltd., October 2003.
Finest certified by NGC.
The reference book Nineteenth Century Token Coinage, by W. J. Davis, published in 1904, refers to a platinum Bank of England 3 shilling token in the Boyne Sale of 1866, lot 21. This seems to be the earliest reference to Bank of England tokens in platinum. A pattern platinum 1812 9d token is also known from the Montagu sale of 1893.
The Bank of England acquired the following platinum pieces for their own collection - an 1812 1/6d from the Lingford Sale in 1950 and an 1813 specimen from the Cokayne Sale of 1946, where the piece was described as being fine, unique.