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''Recorded mintage:'' 582,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 582,000.
  
''Specification:'' 5.65 g, .925 fine silver, reeded edge.  
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''Specification:'' 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver, reeded edge.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' S-3904; KM-734.1; Esc-3004.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' S-3904; KM-734.1; Esc-3004.  
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* Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
 
* 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.
 
* Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date,'' London: Coincraft, 1995.
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* 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.
 
* 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.
 
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2016.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2016.  
  
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* [[Great Britain 1854 penny|1854 penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1854 penny|1854 penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1854 penny KM-727|1854 silver penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1854 penny KM-727|1854 silver penny]]
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* [[Great Britain 1854 6 pence|1854 sixpence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1854 sovereign|1854 sovereign]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1854 sovereign|1854 sovereign]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1855 shilling]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1855 shilling]]

Latest revision as of 16:37, 3 July 2025

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 20636
Gr Britain SB816-20636r.jpg

This specimen was lot 20636 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Shilling, 1854. NGC MS-65. RARE date and the single finest graded at NGC. Stunning pewter toning infused with much iridescent color. When combined with the terrific state of preservation seen here, an irresistible offering that is certain to generate enthusiastic competition among new potential owners." This type was struck 1838-66 in large quantities with a slightly modified obverse obtaining until 1887. Note the clashed reverse die.

Recorded mintage: 582,000.

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: S-3904; KM-734.1; Esc-3004.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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.
  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

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