CNG 108, Lot: 1220. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

WINDSOR. George V. 1910-1936. AR Pattern Double Florin (36mm, 22.65 g, 12h). Dies by Reginald Huth. London mint. Dated 1911. GEORGIUS · V · DEI · GRATIA, draped bust left / BRI TANI ARVM REX · I9 II ·, crowned cruciform coats-of-arms of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland around rayed badge of Isle of Man; thistle, leek, shamrocks, and rose in quarters. Edge: plain. L&S 18; ESC 401. EF, attractively toned, some light edge marks.

From the Anthony Halse Collection of British Pattern Coins.

Reginald Huth (1853-1926) was a wealthy merchant banker and passionate coin collector with a particular interest in medallic portraiture. He issued a number of private patterns in very low numbers destroying all dies, tools, and punches afterwards