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Douglas, The Douglas Bank Co., (Littler, Dove & Co.,) five shillings or crown 1811, view of Peel Castle from the quay/legend (D.1, also Pr.46). Beautiful iridescent tone and proof-like mint bloom, nearly FDC and very rare, one of the finest known.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,600
Douglas, The Douglas Bank Co., (Littler, Dove & Co.,) five shillings or crown 1811, view of Peel Castle from the quay/legend (D.1, also Pr.46). Beautiful iridescent tone and proof-like mint bloom, nearly FDC and very rare, one of the finest known.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,600
Douglas, The Douglas Bank Co., (Littler, Dove & Co.,) two shillings and sixpence, or half-crown, 1811, similar to the previous (D.4, Pr.47b). Deeply toned and brilliant, FDC and extremely rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,300
Douglas, The Douglas Bank Co., (Littler, Dove & Co.,) two shillings and sixpence, or half-crown, 1811, similar to the previous (D.4, Pr.47b). Deeply toned and brilliant, FDC and extremely rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,300
Douglas, The Douglas Bank Co., (Littler, Dove & Co.,) two shillings and sixpence or halfcrown, 1811, struck in copper (12.41g) by being overstruck on a halfpenny token with centre grained edge (cf D5, Pr.47a). Very fine and probably unique.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,200
Douglas, The Douglas Bank Co., (Littler, Dove & Co.,) two shillings and sixpence or halfcrown, 1811, struck in copper (12.41g) by being overstruck on a halfpenny token with centre grained edge (cf D5, Pr.47a). Very fine and probably unique.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,200
Douglas, The Douglas Bank Co., (Littler, Dove & Co.,) one shilling, 1811, edge grained right (D 6, pr.48). Old scratches on the obverse otherwise toned nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,400
Douglas, The Douglas Bank Co., (Littler, Dove & Co.,) one shilling, 1811, edge grained right (D 6, pr.48). Old scratches on the obverse otherwise toned nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,400
Douglas, The Douglas Bank Co., (Littler, Dove & Co.,) one shilling, 1811 a trial struck in copper of the obverse with S. Ash across a plain field on the reverse, countermarked A, edge plain (5.07 gmms) (D.7, Pr. 49). Surface marks on obverse field otherwise even dark brown patina, very fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,700
Douglas, The Douglas Bank Co., (Littler, Dove & Co.,) one shilling, 1811 a trial struck in copper of the obverse with S. Ash across a plain field on the reverse, countermarked A, edge plain (5.07 gmms) (D.7, Pr. 49). Surface marks on obverse field otherwise even dark brown patina, very fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,700