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Revision as of 15:54, 30 March 2022

Sincona sale 47, lot 1844

This specimen was lot 1844 in Sincona sale 47 (Zurich, May 2018), where it sold for 80 CHF (about US$92 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"GREAT BRITAIN, Königreich, Victoria, 1837-1901. Shilling 1870, London. Stempelnummer 4. Fast vorzüglich. (kingdom of Great Britain, Victoria, 1837-1901, shilling of 1870, London mint, die number 4. About extremely fine.)"

This shilling was struck 1838-87 for circulation. This subtype, with die numbers, was issued 1867-79.

Recorded mintage: 1,467,000, a better date.

Specification: 5.65 g, .925 fine silver, this specimen 5.60 g.

Catalog reference: S-3906A, KM 734.2.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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