Great Britain (1605-06) shilling

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Steve Album sale 51, lot 3076

This specimen was lot 3076 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "ENGLAND: James I, 1603-1625, AR shilling, ND (1605-6), second coinage, fourth bust, armor plainer, rose mintmark, clipped down, Fine, ex Michael More Collection." The SCWC lists six different shillings for James I, none dated. This one is dated to v by the rose mintmark on the reverse. This type is available but expensive in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 6.02 g, 0.925 fine silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 5.79 g.

Catalog reference: KM-27, S-2655.

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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