Great Britain (1603-04) shilling
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This specimen was lot 23608 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Shilling, ND (1603-04). London Mint. James I. PCGS EF-40 Gold Shield. Thistle mintmark. A wholesome circulated Shilling, well centered with just a few areas of strike weakness in the peripheral legend. The coin exhibits a medium to dark gray tone." The SCWC lists six different shillings for James I, none dated. This one is dated to 1603-04 by the thistle mintmark on the reverse. This type is available but expensive in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.02 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-2645; KM-13.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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