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* Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date,'' London: Coincraft, 1995. | * 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. | * Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''NYINC World Coins Platinum Night Auction 3097'', Dallas, TX, 2021. | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''NYINC World Coins Platinum Night Auction 3097'', Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021. |
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Revision as of 11:28, 27 April 2022
This specimen was lot 30232 in Heritage sale 3097 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $13,200. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Great Britain: George I Shilling 1724-W.C.C. AU58 NGC. Plumes and Cs in angles. An exceedingly scarce four-year type notable for the W.C.C. initials, indicating an origin of the Welsh Copper Company, who supplied silver for this fleeting issue. An intriguing emission and one consistent with the British tradition of identifying the sources of precious metals on the coinage for which it is struck. This inviting specimen, whose condition lies at the very boundary of Mint State, yields an advanced aesthetic caliber, carried by cornflower-blue and lavender patina that highlight autumnal silhouettes to the raised devices. With exceedingly little actual wear visible across the designs, it is nonetheless evident that this specimen saw hardly any use in circulation, resulting in the appreciable assigned grade. With ample originality and residual luster most notable to the reverse, we note the piece at hand is the single finest certified example to date. Ex. Spink Auction 84 (May 1991, Lot 219); Harrington E. Manville Collection (Spink Auction 9, June 1980, Lot 274A). From the Abbeygate Collection."
Several varieties of shillings were struck in 1724, including a standard type (KM 558.2, struck 1723-27) and one from silver supplied by the Welsh Copper Company (shown here, struck 1723-26).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.02 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 558.3, S-3650, ESC-1595 (prev. ESC-1182).
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Platinum Night Auction 3097, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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