Shilling 1827 ESC 1259, Bull 2412 UNC the obverse with light cabinet friction, with choice gold and blue-green tone, with superb eye appeal. Stated as 'Rare' by Bull, this coin exceptionally rare in mint state, we have offered only two mint examples since 2003
Shilling 1842 D over F in F:D: the variety extremely clear, unlisted by ESC (1992), Bull, or Davies, LCGS Variety 02 in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, Ex-London Coins Auction A139 1/12/2012 Lot 579 hammer price £800
Shilling 1854 4 over inverted 4 ESC 1302A, GEF/AU the obverse rubbed on the Queen's cheek and displaying many fine hairlines in this area, viewing recommended, a very high overall grade for this key date rarity, our archive database stretching back to 2003 confirms that this is by some distance the highest grade we have offered
Shilling 1947 Scottish VIP Proof/Proof of record, Bull 4188, Davies 2161P, Extremely Rare, rated R4 by Bull, nFDC the bust frosted, the reverse with the odd tiny spot. These pieces were only produced in very small numbers, and are extremely sought after on the rare occasions we offer them
Shilling 1954 Scottish VIP Proof/Proof of record, Bull 4486, Davies 2450P, Excessively Rare, rated R6 by Bull, Near FDC, with a light pastel toning, the bust frosted, these pieces were only produced in very small numbers. The are seldom offered and always extremely sought after. We note a 1961 Scottish VIP Proof described as 'nFDC with a small spot on the obverse' realised £1150 hammer in London Coins Auction A156 5/3/2017 Lot 2706
Shilling 1947 English VIP Proof/Proof of record, Bull 4181, Davies 2123P, Extremely Rare, rated R4 by Bull. nFDC with a small spot on the reverse. These pieces were only produced in very small numbers, and are extremely sought after on the rare occasions we offer them
Shilling 1947 English VIP Proof/Proof of record, Bull 4181, Davies 2123P, Extremely Rare, rated R4 by Bull. nFDC with some very small spots on either side. These pieces were only produced in very small numbers, and are extremely sought after on the rare occasions we offer them
Shilling 1850 ESC 1296, Bull 2996, Fine, toned a good problem-free example of the key date in the Victorian Shilling series and very rare in all grades, Ex-London Coins Auction A135 4/12/2011 Lot 1960 hammer price £1400
Shilling 1831 Plain Edge Proof with upright die axis alignment, ESC 1266, Bull 2488, nFDC and with an attractive blue-grey tone, the obverse with a scratch in the field. The edge shows a small flaw at 12o'clock
Shilling 1848 8 over 6 ESC 1294, Bull 2994, EF with two scratches on the obverse, very rare, especially in grades above Fine, our archive database stretching back to 2003 confirms that this is the finest example we have offered. Ex-London Coins Auction A156 5/3/2017 Lot 2677 hammer price £650
Shilling 1825 Lion on Crown Milled edge ProofESC 1255, Bull 2407, nFDC with attractive golden toning, minor high points friction only. Very Rare, the 1825 Proofs seldom offered
Shilling 1943 English, Specimen striking, unlisted by ESC, Davies or Bull who all list VIP Proofs. The fields superior to the currency pieces but lacking the frosting associated with the VIP Proofs of the period. The appearance is not dissimilar to Polished die coins. 5.67 grammes, UNC and lustrous, the specimen strikings said to be rarer than the VIP Proofs. We note a pair of 1966 English and Scottish Specimen Shillings (Lots 1888 and 1889) in similar grades sold in London Coins Auction A161 3/6/2018 for £500 and £680 hammer price respectively
Shilling 1943 Scottish, Specimen striking, unlisted by ESC, Davies or Bull who all list VIP Proofs. The fields superior to the currency pieces but lacking the frosting associated with the VIP Proofs of the period. The appearance is not dissimilar to Polished die coins. 5.65 grammes, UNC and lustrous, the specimen strikings said to be rarer than the VIP Proofs. We note a pair of 1966 English and Scottish Specimen Shillings (Lots 1888 and 1889) in similar grades sold in London Coins Auction A161 3/6/2018 for £500 and £680 hammer price respectively
Shilling 1953 English VIP Proof CGS Variety 9, CGS type SH.E2.1953.09, UNC with golden tone, enhanced with touches of blue and magenta, slabbed and graded CGS 80, Ex-J.B.De Loynes (Ex-Head of the Nigeria Bank), the VIP Proofs very seldom seen, Ex-London Coins Auction A151 6/12/2015 Lot 1671 hammer price £420
Shilling 1858 Bull 3014, Davies Dies 3A, 8 over 9 previously unrecorded by Davies for this date (similar to the Davies 878 type for 1859), unlisted by the 1992 ESC, EF or near so with uneven tone, Ex-London Coins Auction A139 1/12/2012 Lot 2180 hammer price £500
Shilling 1819 9 over 6 Bull 2154, Davies 87, unlisted in the 1992 ESC, Lustrous UNC and choice with touches of gold tone, a very attractive example of this key rarity and seldom seen in any grade
Shilling 1817 GEOE Error (E over R) with doubled R in BRITT, RF.X for REX and unbarred H in HONI, as ESC 1232A, Bull 2148, EF, an interesting multi-error coin and worthy of further study for the variety specialist. The E over R variety rated R3 by ESC and Bull.
Shilling 1817 I over S in HONI, ESC 1232, Bull 2147 in an NGC holder and graded MS65, (the variety not stated on the holder) a choice example with the overstrike bold, this type rated R3 by Bull. The finest we have seen of this type. We note an example sold in London Coins Auction A150 described as 'bright EF' realised £180 hammer price in September 2015
Shilling 1820 I over S in HONI, ESC 1236A, Bull 2160, Davies 91, GEF/About UNC with a deep gold and blue/green tone, a very attractive example with superb eye appeal. Rated R3 by Bull, only the third example we have offered in 18 years, and by far the finest. We note there was no example in either the Roland Harris or Andrew Wayne collections
Shilling 1823 ESC 1249, Bull 2398 AU/UNC and lustrous with a series of heavier hairlines to the lower part of the obverse, the reverse lustrous with minor cabinet friction, a key date rarity, this date missing from many Shilling collections
Shilling 1944 English, Specimen striking, unlisted by ESC, Davies or Bull who all list VIP Proofs. The fields superior to the currency pieces but lacking the frosting associated with the VIP Proofs of the period. The appearance is not dissimilar to Polished die coins. 5.64 grammes, UNC and lustrous, the specimen strikings said to be rarer than the VIP Proofs. We note a pair of 1966 English and Scottish Specimen Shillings (Lots 1888 and 1889) in similar grades sold in London Coins Auction A161 3/6/2018 for £500 and £680 hammer price respectively
Shilling 1821 ESC 1247, Bull 2396 UNC/AU the obverse with some light contact marks, the reverse with a colourful and attractive blue, gold and magenta tone, this date becoming increasingly hard to find in high grade
Shilling 1824 ESC 1251, Bull 2400 UNC the reverse with minor cabinet friction, a most attractive and lustrous example with touches of golden tone, George IV early period Shillings becoming increasingly difficult to find in lustrous grades
Shilling 1820 unbarred H in HONI, LCGS Variety 6 Sharp and lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, only 2 examples recorded by the LCGS Population Report, this being the finest, Ex-London Coins Auction A158 September 2017 Lot 2463 hammer price £400
Shilling 1838 Small head with WW in relief, ESC 1278, Bull 2973, Davies 850 dies 1A, UNC the obverse displaying very light friction to the highest points and with some hairlines in the field, the reverse choice and lustrous with golden toning around the rims, an extremely eye-catching piece and rare thus
Shilling 1867 ESC 1315, Bull 3030, Davies 892 dies 4A, Die Number 27 A/UNC and lustrous with light cabinet friction only, a most attractive example and scarce in high grade
Shilling 1844 ESC 1291, Bull 2990, UNC with original mint lustre and a few flecks of toning, An extremely eye-catching piece with considerable eye appeal. Ex-London Coins Auction A132 6/6/2011 Lot 1198 hammer price £250
Shilling 1881 Short Line below SHILLING, ESC 1338A, Bull 3067, Davies 915 dies 7C UNC or very near so and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, the rarer of the two die pairings for this date and hard to find in this high grade
Shilling 1825 Shield in Garter reverse ESC 1253, Bull 2402 GEF and lustrous with colourful toning, the obverse with some thin scratches, overall with excellent overall eye appeal
Shilling 1889 Small Jubilee Head, Q of QUI with curved looped tail, stated by the vendor to be 9 over 7, however, extreme magnification does not confirm this, ESC 1354, Bull 3141, as Davies 984 dies 1C GVF/About EF, a very rare type and always extremely sought after
Shilling 1859 ESC 1307, Bull 3015, Davies 878 dies 3A Bright EF, Scarce, we note the example in the Peter Davies collection (London Coins Auction A124 28/2/2009 Lot 1143, mint state) fetched £550 hammer price. A rare die pairing and very seldom offered in any grade. Ex-London Coins Auction A131 9/12/2010 Lot 1755 hammer price £280
Shilling 1921 'Sterling' Head, ESC 1431, Bull 3810Davies 1805 dies 3D, the last issue of the deeper cut portrait, as used on the earlier .925 silver issues, NEF/EF, Ex-Peter Davies, London Coins Auction A126 Lot 427 hammer price £180, where it was described as 'one of the finest examples seen by the vendor'
Shilling 1857 with an italic 5 in the date unlisted by ESC or Davies, Bright EF, Ex-Andrew Wayne Collection, London Coins Auction A113 5/6/2006 Lot 1292 hammer price £130
Shilling 1879 No Die Number, Davies 911, dies 6B Lustrous UNC with contact marks and hairlines, Ex-London Coins Auction A131 9/12/2010 Lot 1766 hammer price £100
Shilling 1869 ESC 1319, Bull 3037, Die Number 11, EF with light hairlines, the reverse nicely toned, a rare date, our archive database shows only six examples sold since 2003, during which time we have sold more examples of 1850, 1851, 1854, 1862 and 1863 Shillings, so based on actual numeral data, under-rated for rarity by the catalogues
Shilling 1893 Obverse 1 Small Obverse Lettering, Reverse C Small Rose with line, Davies 1010a, a recently found die-pairing using Reverse C in 1893 (Normally only found on the 1895 and 1896 Shillings) Very Rare with only a few known GEF/UNC with some uneven toning, Ex-London Coins Auction A126 5/6/2009 Lot 420 hammer price £140
Shilling 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1807 dies 4E, Obverse: Low relief head with I of GEORGIVS pointing to a space, Reverse: right leg of N of IND points to a space, the second rarest die pairing for this date, EF/GEF with a subtle red, yellow and green toning on the reverse, seldom seen in this high grade. Ex-Peter Davies, London Coins Auction A126 September 2009 Lot 428 hammer price £180. We note the example in the Peter Davies collection described as toned A/UNC realised £250 hammer price way back in our Auction A124 in February 2009
Shilling 1820 ESC 1236, Bull 2157, UNC with attractive tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A158 September 2017 Lot 2462 hammer price £180
Shilling 1820 ESC 1236, Bull 2157 the 1 of the date struck over a weak, tilted 1, lustrous GEF the obverse with an attractive gold tone with touches of magenta. An interesting overstrike.
Shilling 1826 with traces of an underlying number under the 6 of the date to the lower left curve of the 6, the position similar to the 6 over 2 variety but not conclusive. (The 6 over 2 coin usually shows a sharper 'point' in this area) VF with grey tone, the reverse with some scratches by DEFENSOR
Shilling 1880 ESC 1335, Bull 3063, Davies 913 dies 7C, EF with some hairlines and light contact marks, this is by far the rarer of the two die pairings for this date
Shillings (2) 1888 unaltered date ESC 1353, Bull 3139, unlisted by Davies, About EF, scarce, 1888 8 over 7 ESC 1353 Bull 3140, Davies 983 dies 1C UNC or very near so and lustrous with some contact marks
Shilling 1839 Second Young Head, no WW on truncation, as ESC 1283, Bull 2979, Davies 853 dies 2A, the obverse legend with a series of errors, namely:- T of VICTORIA with broken upright, A of VICTORIA with extremely weak lower left serifs, second N of BRITANNIAR has no top left serif, second A of BRITANNIAR is unbarred and has no left serifs, no lower colon dot after BRITANNIAR, and no lower colon dot after REG. EF with some hairlines, an extremely unusual piece and worthy of further study
Shilling 1878 ESC 1330, Bull 3051, Davies 907 dies 5B Die Number 7, EF/GEF with a small scratch on the obverse, the reverse with a hint of golden tone, by far the rarer of the two varieties for this date
Shilling 1908 Davies Obverse 2a, Reverse A. (Obverse with the R's in the legend having short tails.), unlisted by ESC or Bull, now explained and illustrated in detail on Michael Gouby's website, GVF with light toning, only the third example we have offered with very few examples of this type recorded for this date. A key die-link coin for the variety collector. We note an example described as weakly struck UNC in an LCGS 78 holder realised £500 hammer price in London Coins Auction A150 in September 2015 (Lot 2757)
Shilling 1884 Shorter line below SHILLING, ESC 1343Davies 922 dies 7F, Cross on crown points to a bead (Cross touches the beads) Lustrous UNC with some contact marks, a scarcer variety, Ex-London Coins Auction A131 9/12/2010 Lot 1769 hammer price £110
Shilling 1894 Large Obverse Lettering ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1014 dies 2A, Reverse : Left hand crown's cross points to a space GEF with attractive gold and olive toning, scarce, Ex-Peter Davies, London Coins Auction A151 6/12/2015 Lot 2922 hammer price £110
Shilling 1894 Large Obverse Lettering ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1015 dies 2B, A/UNC with some contact marks on the reverse, scarce in high grade, Ex-London Coins Auction A127 6/12/2006 Lot 1814 hammer price £110
Shilling 1906 ESC 1415, Bull 3592, Davies 1556 dies 1A, Long upper arm to E of EDWARDVS, A/UNC and lustrous with some minor contact marks, Ex-London Coins Auction A138 September 2012 Lot 2641 hammer price £110
Shilling 1816 as ESC 1228, Bull 2140 with the R's in GEOR, BRITT and REX all double struck Lustrous UNC with minor cabinet friction, a most attractive example with excellent eye appeal, Ex-London Coins Auction A122 September 2007 Lot 1782 hammer price £100
Shilling 1884 Longer line below SHILLING, ESC 1343, Bull 3074, Davies 921 dies 7D Cross on Crown points to a bead (space between cross and beads) an attractive piece with excellent surfaces
Shillings (2) 1887 Jubilee HeadESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 981 dies 1B, Q of QUI has almost no tail EF, 1887 Jubilee Head ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 982 dies 1C Q of QUI with curved looped tail, UNC and lustrous with minor cabinet friction
Shilling 1920 Low relief head ESC 1430, Bull 3811, Davies 1804 dies 4B, Toned UNC slightly uneven on the reverse, but not unattractive, Ex-London Coins Auction A144 March 2014 Lot 1976 hammer price £75
Shilling 1825 Lion on Crown reverse, ESC 1254, Bull 2405 Bright NEF, the reverse with a die cud giving the impression of the thistle being attached to the base of the crown, unusual
Shilling 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1809 dies 5E, Obverse: Low relief head with I of GEORGIVS pointing to a bead, Reverse: right leg of N of IND points to a space, the rarest die pairing for this date, A/UNC with golden toning, the obverse with a small metal flaw on the rim
Shilling 1879 No Die Number, Davies 911, dies 6B, unrecorded at the time that the Davies book was published, GVF/VF with a flan rolling error under the Queen's chin on the obverse, Ex-Peter Davies, London Coins Auction A126 5/9/2009 Lot 418 hammer price £46
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