CVC & Collectables presents an iconic British emergency issue: the 1804 Bank of England “Dollar,” an overstruck silver 8 Reales undertype coined to fill a shortage of regal coinage—certified NGC AU Details (Cleaned).
Coin Highlights:
- Maker: Bank of England (struck at the Soho Mint, Handsworth, England)
- Date: 1804
- Catalog: KM# Tn1; Sp# 3768; N#16742
- Metal: Silver (.903 fine)
- Grade: NGC AU Details – Cleaned (Cert 8409677-004)
- Diameter/Edge: 41 mm; edge plain / partially patterned from 8 Reales undertype
- Obverse: Laureate, draped bust of George III right; legend GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX (Conrad Heinrich Küchler)
- Reverse: Britannia seated left with olive branch and spear; Union shield at left, beehive at left, cornucopia at right; within garter and turreted “crown”; legend BANK OF ENGLAND / FIVE SHILLINGS / DOLLAR / 1804 (Küchler)
- Type: Emergency coinage / Official necessity coin; overstruck Spanish American 8 Reales
Collectibility:
A classic British type with strong cross-collecting appeal (UK, world crowns, and overstrikes). The NGC AU Details (Cleaned) designation notes prior cleaning, but AU detail still offers crisp portrait and reverse device definition, with the undertype/edge characteristics providing extra interest. Find more alike here!
