Proof Bank of England Dollar for Five Shillings, 1804, by C H Kuchler, struck in silver en medaille, laureate, draped bust right, C H K on truncation, no stops, first leaf of laurel wreath points to upright of E in DEI, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX. toothed border both sides, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, holding spear and olive branch, K in relief by shield and cornucopia, beehive to left, all within crowned horizontally ruled garter, FIVE SHILLINGS DOLLAR on garter, date below, BANK OF ENGLAND surrounding, dies B/2, edge plain (L&S 57; Davis 16; ESC 148A), some light surface marks, practically as struck toned, rare

Details

Proof Bank of England Dollar for Five Shillings, 1804, by C H Kuchler, struck in silver en medaille, laureate, draped bust right, C H K on truncation, no stops, first leaf of laurel wreath points to upright of E in DEI, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX. toothed border both sides, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, holding spear and olive branch, K in relief by shield and cornucopia, beehive to left, all within crowned horizontally ruled garter, FIVE SHILLINGS DOLLAR on garter, date below, BANK OF ENGLAND surrounding, dies B/2, edge plain (L&S 57; Davis 16; ESC 148A), some light surface marks, practically as struck toned, rare

Provenance

E Cotton, Glendining, 20 June 1955, lot 139
Mrs E M H Norweb, Spink Auction 45, 13 June 1985, lot 266