George III - Eighteen Pence Bank Token - 1816 - Doubled Digit in Date > Lot No. 058

Description:
Dated 1816. Plain bust, dies ↑↑. Obv: with GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA legend. Rev: wreath containing BANK TOKEN 1s. 6D. 1816 legend in four lines with second 1 of date misaligned and overstruck.

Measurements:
7.32 grams.

Condition:
Brilliant almost uncirculated; the overstrike in the date most unusual.

References:
S. 3772; ESC979.

Low estimate: £90
High estimate: £120

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH