Great Britain 1872 shilling

Heritage sale 3076, lot 34059

This specimen was lot 34059 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $420. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain: Victoria Shilling 1872 MS65 PCGS, Die #102. A light tinge of champagne color persists over the surfaces while traces of iridescent color can be seen on close inspection of the reverse." This shilling was struck 1838-87 for circulation. This subtype, with die numbers, was issued 1867-79.

Recorded mintage: 8,898,000.

Specification: 5.65 g, .925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 734.2, S-3906A.

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.
• 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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