Great Britain (1660-62) shilling KM-406

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 33115

This specimen was lot 33115 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Shilling, ND (1660-62). London Mint; mm: Crown/-. Charles II. PCGS EF-40. Second Issue. A fairly SCARCE type, and quite wholesome relative to the typical example, with handsome antique toning and no significant surface issues to be observed. From the Richard August Collection." Oliver Cromwell's death in September 1658 left a leadership vacuum which was quickly filled by inviting prince Charles back from exile to become Charles II. The first series of silver coins of his regime reverted to the old practice of not dating them and come in denominations of penny, halfgroat, threepence, groat, sixpence, shilling and halfcrown. When milled coinage was introduced in 1663, copper coinage was produced for the first time since before the Civil War.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.02 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-3314; N-2763; ESC-1013; KM-406.

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.
Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
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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Great Britain (1660-62) shilling KM-406

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