In February 2006 the coin was bought by the British Museum for £357,832 with the help of funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The British Museum Friends making it the most expensive British coin purchased until then, though the price was exceeded the following July by the third-known example of a Double Leopard.
En febreiro de 2006 a moeda foi comprada polo Departamento de Moedas e Medallas do Museo Británico por 357.832 libras esterlinas coa axuda financeira do National Heritage Memorial Fund e The British Museum Friends, facendo dela a moeda británica máis cara adquirido até entón, aínda que o prezo foi superado o mes de xullo seguinte polo terceiro exemplar coñecido de florín ou leopardo dobre.