Ireland (1601-02) shilling S-6507
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This specimen was lot 1388 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRELAND. Shilling, ND (1601-02). Dublin Mint; mm: Trefoil. Elizabeth I. NGC MS-60. Obverse: Crowned harp; Reverse: Shield of arms. Virtually as struck with bright luster, however crudely produced as is often the case, with some strike doubling, localized softness and irregular edges of note. Even so, RARE and truly a marvel in this condition." This type was struck at the end of Elizabeth's reign with various mintmarks.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon.
Catalog reference: S-6507; KM-9.3.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man, London: Coincraft, 1999.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
- [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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