Great Britain (1607-09) shilling
This specimen was lot 7192 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Shilling, ND (1607-09). London Mint; mm: coronet. James I. PCGS EF-45. Second coinage, fifth bust. Obverse: Crowned and mantled bust right; XII (mark of value) to left; Reverse: Cost-of-arms. A dapper and stately example, with a nice and even pattern of wearing and a patina that gives a vintage look. From the Runze Collection." The coronet mintmark dates this coin to 1607-09. James I, who united England and Scotland, invented the term Great Britain.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.02 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-2656; KM-26; N-2101.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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