James Dodsley Cuff
James Dodsley Cuff (1780 – September 28, 1853) was an English numismatist and coin collector.
Cuff was born in Corsley and worked for the Bank of England for 48 years. His position in the Bullion Office enabled him to obtain specimens of rare coins, including five examples of the Dorrien and Magens shilling.[1] He was a founding member of the Royal Numismatic Society and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[2]
Cuff sold part of his collection of British coins to the British Museum in 1839, while the remainder was sold at auction by Sotheby's after his death.[3] The auction took 18 days and brought more than £7000.[2]
Through what Henry Noel Humphreys calls his "sagacious ingenuity", Cuff was able to determine that coins bearing the mark of Thomas Rotherham, Archbishop of York, belonged to the reign of Henry VII rather than Henry VI.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Farey, Roderick (2015). "James Dodsley Cuff (1780-1853)". The E-Sylum. 18 (30). Numismatic Bibliomania Society. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
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Wroth, Warwick William (1885–1900). "Cuff, James Dodsley". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ "James Dodsley Cuff". British Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ Humphreys, H. Noel (1853). Coin Collector's Manual. p. 444.
