Great Britain (1635-36) shilling

Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7194

This specimen was lot 7194 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Shilling, ND (1635-36). London Mint; mm: crown. Charles I. PCGS AU-53. Group D, fourth bust, type 3a. Obverse: Crowned and mantled bust left, wearing ruffled collar; XII (mark of value) to right; Reverse: Garnished coat-of-arms. With original cabinet toning, this attractive issue has soft, even wear and serves as a highly attractive piece from the reign of Charles I. From the Runze Collection." The SCWC lists over forty different undated shillings for Charles I, a side effect of the Civil War. His reign presents the greatest challenge to numismatists.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.02 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-2791; N-2225.

Source:

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, 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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