Great Britain 1886 shilling

Heritage sale 3076, lot 34061

This specimen was lot 34061 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain: Victoria Shilling 1886 MS65 PCGS. A splendid gem unsurpassed at either NGC or PCGS in terms of technical grade, a charming aged silver patina visible over the surfaces." This subtype was struck for circulation 1879-87 and features the bust of the young queen Victoria. A similar bust was used starting in 1839; 1879 marks the date when the scheme of using die numbers was abandoned.

Recorded mintage: 2,087,000 + proofs.

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 734.4, S-3907.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
• 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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