Great Britain (1646-48) shilling

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37033
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This specimen was lot 37033 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Shilling, ND (1646-48). London Mint; mm: Sceptre. Charles I. PCGS VF-35. Group H. From the Richard August Collection." This shilling was issued by Parliament in the later stage of the second Civil War. The king was captured, tried and executed in January 1649. In 1650, the Commonwealth was established and the king's portrait removed from the coinage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.02 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-2802; N-2233, KM 112?.

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 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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