Great Britain 1869 shilling

Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7281

This specimen was lot 7281 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Shilling, 1869. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-64. A well struck and detailed example with a golden fire toning when tilted to the light. A standout issue that is sure to excited spirted bidding. From the Runze Collection." This shilling was struck 1838-87 for circulation. This subtype, with die numbers, was issued 1867-79. This example shows die number 3. This date obtains only a modest premium despite the low mintage.

Recorded mintage: 737,000.

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver, .168 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: S-3906a; KM-734.2.

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.
• 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.
• 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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