Description: Rare Uncirculated Antique (1787) English King George III Silver Shilling In Superb Investment Condition (6g). Fantastic early milled antique silver coin in excellent condition. Completely original and uncleaned with fantastic age related patina. Superb detail. Please browse all 12 photographs attached for size, weight and condition as they are self explanatory. George III was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820. Details: Issuing Monarch: George III (1760-1820) Mint / Brand: The Royal Mint Country: United Kingdom Edge: Milled. Obverse: Bust of George III facing right. Obverse Designer: Lewis Pingo Inscription: GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA Reverse: Cruciform Shields. Reverse Designer: Lewis Pingo The reverse legend reads: M B F ET A REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E Metal: 925 Sterling Silver Weight: 6g The shilling was a coin worth one twentieth of a pound sterling, or twelve pence. It was first minted in the reign of Henry VII as the testoon, and became known as the shilling from the Old English scilling,sometime in the mid-16th century, circulating until 1990. The word bob was sometimes used for a monetary value of several shillings, e.g. "ten-bob note". Following decimalisation on 15 February 1971 the coin had a value of five new pence, which was minted with the same size as the shilling until 1990, after which the shilling no longer remained legal tender. It was made from silver from its introduction in or around 1503 until 1946, and thereafter in cupronickel. 2012 was the 225th Anniversary of the George III 1787 Shilling. The second type shilling for George III really only had a one year minting of 1787. One was also issued in 1798 which is known as the "Dorrien and Magens' shilling" however they are very rare and beyond most peoples pockets England was almost bankrupt due to the war with America and the French revolution. Also due to the Battle of waterloo and the Battle of Trafalgar during his long reign Britain could not afford to produce coinage. In 1763 there was a very small issue of shillings known as the "Northumberland shilling" being the first type, but these are now exceptionally rare A few more dates exist for the third type shilling. In the early 1800's a few silver tokens of various values were also struck. This was the last issue of George III shillings before the Coinage Reform of 1816. Silver was in relatively short supply for much of George III's reign, and this shortage, in addition to the Royal Mint's archaic equipment, meant that it was difficult for them to produce coinage at a profit, and only gold coinage was produced on a regular basis throughout most of his reign.
Price: 500 GBP
Location: Salford, Greater Manchester
End Time: 2024-12-04T23:35:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: 19.09 GBP
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Denomination: Shilling
Year of Issue: 1787
Era: Early Milled (c.1662-1816)
Collections/ Bulk Lots: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Modified Item: No
Country of Origin: Great Britain
