Great Britain 1901 shilling

from the Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75104

This specimen was lot 75104 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Shilling, 1901. London Mint. Victoria. NGC MS-64+. Attractively toned and well struck, this piece is sure to catch the attention of the British collector." 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: 3,426,000, a low mintage but many saved.

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver, 23.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-3926; KM-761.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1900 shilling
• 1901 farthing
• 1901 half penny
• 1901 penny
• 1901 threepence
• 1901 sixpence
• 1901 florin
• 1901 half crown
• 1901(c) trade dollar
• 1901-B trade dollar
• 1901 half sovereign
• 1901 sovereign
• 1902 shilling
• Coins and currency dated 1901