Great Britain 1899 shilling

Goldberg sale 84, lot 4347

This type was struck 1893-1901 and is the final type for Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901). It is the most readily available shilling in nice condition and none of the dates are rare. This specimen was lot 4347 in Goldberg sale 84 (Los Angeles, January 2015), where it sold for $329. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain. Shilling, 1899. Victoria. Gem mint state with a light golden peripheral tone. Few uncirculated coins of this era have the frost originality of this specimen. From a small hoard discovered in England. Scarcer date. NGC graded MS-66."

Recorded mintage: 10,965,000, a common date.

Specification: 5.65 g, .925 fine silver, .168 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: S.3940A; ESC-1368; KM-780.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 84: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.

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