Great Britain 1736 shilling
This specimen was lot 72051 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Shilling, 1736. London Mint. George II. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. Roses and plumes. A rather deeply toned example with a fairly pleasing strike and problem free surfaces. From the Regent Crest Collection." This type was struck with numerous variants 1727-41 and is fairly common in worn condition. This bust was used 1734-37. The mint did not produce near enough small change for the industrial boom of the eighteenth century, leading to a proliferation of private tokens. The situation would not be rectified until the reform of 1817.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.
Specification: 6.02 g, 0.925 fine silver, .179 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: S-3700; KM-561.5.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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