England 1549 shilling S-2468

Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 1242

This specimen was lot 1242 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Shilling, 1549. Canterbury Mint; mm: t. Edward VI. PCGS EF-45. Second period, second (base silver) issue under William Tillsworth. Obverse: Crowned and mantled bust right; Reverse: Garnished coat-of-arms; E-R across field. This very attractive Shilling of Edward is lightly circulated and has a bit of luster remaining, while the strike is strongly above average for the type. From the Paul C. Runze Collection. Ex: Davisson's 37 (2/2018) Lot # 148 @ $2,600 hammer. Ex: Dix Noonan Webb (6/2003) Lot # 427 @ £850 hammer." This type was struck at Canterbury and London 1549-50.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 80 grains, silver.

Catalog reference: S-2468; N-1921.

Source:

Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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England 1549 shilling S-2468

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