Great Britain 1896 shilling

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 2717

This specimen was lot 2717 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $114. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR shilling, 1896, an attractive lustrous example, PCGS graded MS62, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type was struck 1893-1901 and is the final type for Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901). It is the most readily available shilling in nice condition and none of the dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 9,265,000.

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver, .168 troy oz ASW, 23.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-780, S-3940.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• 1895 shilling
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• 1896 Maundy threepence
• 1896 Maundy groat
• 1896 florin
• 1896 half crown
• 1896 crown
• 1896-B trade dollar
• 1896 half sovereign
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• Coins and currency dated 1896