Great Britain (1621-23) shilling

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Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 56704
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This specimen was lot 56704 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Shilling, ND (1621-23). London Mint; mm: Thistle. James I. PCGS AU-50." James I, who united England and Scotland, invented the term Great Britain. The SCWC lists seven catalog numbers (KM 13, 14, 26, 27, 28, 59, 60) for the shillings of James I, many without photos. None are dated.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.02 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-2668; KM-59; N-2124.

Source:

  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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