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[2454] Great Britain. Three Shillings silver Bank Token

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 250.00 USD
[2454] Great Britain. Three Shillings silver Bank Token
<Our item number 77725><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> Three Shillings silver Bank Token, 1811.</B> George III. S-3769. Draped bust in armor. For years at the end of this reign, and in fact during what is known to history as The Regency period, when King George was suffering his dementia and his son stepped in to fill many of his royal duties, England was at war with Napoleon. Specie was in very short supply. Gold was virtually nonexistent in the homeland, being hoarded. A special &#34;Military Guinea&#34; and its half were authorized strictly to pay troops abroad, fighting forces. At home, silver had vanished because of fears of a bad outcome to the war. No coins in silver were struck for the Crown. Earlier, the Bank of England had gathered Spanish silver 8 Reales coins and had overstamped them as emergency issues, known today as the Bank Dollars. By 1811 things were a little less uncertain, and the Bank of England once again issued coins in the king&#39;s name. Several denominations appeared , all of them different from traditional denominations so as not to cause confusion. The largest were these &#34;3 Shillings&#34; coins. Two types were made, two head styles, and today they are elusive in high grade but otherwise common. The Cheshire collector notes: &#34;I collected several Bank Tokens of the same date because, even until recently, they seemed relatively cheap. And it was possible to put together a group of these pieces with different colour tones at no great expense!&#34; Here is the first, showing light silvery gray toning. A distinctive feature of these is the shallow engraving. <B>NGC graded MS-61.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;200-250. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 77725<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077725.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077725N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $5000 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. </P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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