Great Britain 1959 shilling KM-905
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This specimen was lot 3153 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN: Elizabeth II, 1952-2022, 1 shilling, 1959, a pleasing mint state example, ACG graded MS62." This type of 1954-70, along with the English crest shilling (KM 904), was the last shilling issued prior to decimalization. It was allowed to circulate as a five pence into the eighties.
Recorded mintage: 1,012,999 plus proofs plus 19,443,000 of KM 904.
Specification: 5.65 g, copper-nickel, 23.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-905, S-4148.
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- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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