George III, Bank of England dollar/five shillings silver coin, 1804

• Struck over a Charles IIII eight reales, top leaf to left side of E engraved as a memorial coin

"Robert Kingsford born Sept 12 1797 died 1825". Attractively toned, traces of undertype, good very fine. Approx. 41mm, 26gm.

Historical and genealogical registries confirm that Robert Kingsford was part of a prominent family based in Kent, England.

The life story of the man memorialized on this coin traces back to the late Georgian era:Vital Statistics & Family BackgroundBirth: He was born on September 12, 1797, exactly as hand-engraved on the coin.

He was the 10th child of Edward Kingsford Sr. and Elizabeth Kennett.Death: He passed away on December 6, 1825, at the young age of 28, and was laid to rest that same month.Location: The Kingsford family was historically rooted in Kent County, England, spanning areas like Dover, Littlebourne, Canterbury, and Great Mongeham. Edward Kingsford Sr. was born in Littlebourne.Historical Context & The Legacy of the CoinThe timeline of Robert Kingsford's short life perfectly intersects with why a Bank of England Silver Dollar was chosen for his memento mori:The Currency He Knew: Robert was a young boy of about seven years old when the Bank of England issued these emergency 1804 silver dollars. These high-value silver pieces would have circulated widely during his youth in England.A "Love Token" of Mourning: Following his sudden death at age 28 in 1825, his grieving family or a close loved one likely commissioned a local Kentish silversmith to painstakingly clear the edge of a silver dollar to hand-carve a permanent tribute to him.

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