Great Britain 1867 shilling

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37163
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This specimen was lot 37163 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Shilling, 1867. London Mint. Victoria. NGC MS-64. Die # 14 below wreath." This type was struck 1838-87 in large quantities and several subtypes. For 1867, shillings come with (KM 734.2) and without the die number (KM 734.3) on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: 2,166,100 (all varieties).

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver, 23.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-3905; KM-734.3.

Source:

  • Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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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