GARY MARTIN ODDIE
(1965–2025)
“It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
It is with particular pleasure, tinged with not a little sadness, that Noonans Mayfair have been chosen to auction the extremely important collection of shillings formed over 46 years by Dr Gary Oddie. Although English silver shillings were his prime collecting passion, his interest in the denomination soon spread across the sea to Ireland, to overseas territories, to silver and other local tokens, even to paper money and postal orders – anywhere that the shilling had been a recognised form of monetary exchange.
Gary was born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, on 23 January 1965, the eldest child of John Thomas Oddie and his wife, Patricia. He was joined a year later by his brother Ian, and three years later by his sister Dawn. Educated at St James primary school and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, he then studied physics at the University of York from 1983 to 1986. A spell of teacher training at Keele University in
1986 presaged the completion of his DPhil studies at Cran eld University, Bedfordshire, in ‘The characterisation of two component (liquid) ows using scattered ultrasound’ between 1987 and 1991.
He spent his adult life working within the area of scienti c research, and in particular uid dynamics and ow. Several post-doctoral years at Cran eld presaged a move to Schlumberger (present-day SLB) in Cambridge in December 1996. Gary was employed at Schlumberger for over 23 years in various scienti c roles, providing technology, integrated services and digital solutions for the company’s global oil and gas industry clients, before retiring in 2020 at the age of 55. His passion and unique drive to solve problems came across throughout his career, and he was very highly thought of by all those who worked with him in the eld of uid mechanics, multiphase ow and ow metering.
Gary’s great passion in life started as a child around the age of eight, when he was introduced to coins, although the survival of a letter to the family from Robert Sharman at Seaby’s, dated 14 March 1969, which related to a modern penny that had been acid-washed, demonstrates an earlier family interest in numismatics. Frequently visiting Jim Bridgeman’s coin shop in Blackburn Road, Accrington, to spend his pocket money, one day in 1978 Jim showed him a 1736 George II shilling in nice condition – and Gary never looked back. Exchanging his entire schoolboy collection for it, the 1736 shilling (Lot 218 in this sale) started a passion for collecting shillings which never left him. Over the years that passion helped him to develop a serious interest in all aspects of coinage, and his keen eye for varieties and technical detail helped to bring order to many series that had hitherto confused specialists. As his sister Dawn relates, and many of his friends will con rm, you could always tell from his voice the excitement when he came across something in an auction or had bought something new, and his common phrase, ‘It’s a bit special’ would attract admiration from his listeners.
An active member and contributor to many di erent coin forums, writing and presenting at multiple conferences over the years, he became an internationally-recognised expert and advisor on many topics. His enthusiasm for numismatics was boundless and infectious, and nothing was too much trouble. If you had an issue or a query, he was immediately on a mission to research it, and did not give up until it was resolved. This was often then swiftly followed by an article or a blog, to share with everyone.
Away from coins, he enjoyed playing Scrabble and quizzing, even though most who played against him knew in advance to expect to come out on the losing side. His wicked sense of humour was well known to those of us he counted as family, work colleagues, fellow hobbyists or friends, and he prioritised certain annual events, including trips to Blencathra in the Lake District and the Token Congress. His home was always welcoming and many a numismatist made a pilgrimage to St Neots to see him, talk coins or tokens, examine items from his wonderful collection, consult volumes from his vast numismatic library – and enjoy the hospitality provided six days a week by the sh and chip shop directly across the road from his house. Though a scientist by training, Gary was no staid academic
wearing a tweed jacket with elbow patches; indeed, he was usually seen sporting a shirt from his ‘black’ wardrobe featuring his beloved heavy metal rock band AC/DC, with wild, unkempt hair sticking out at all angles.
I rst met Gary in the late 1980s, when he started coming to London to ‘do the rounds’ of the main dealers in search of shillings for his collection. We hit it o with our mutual interest in tokens, which Gary was then just getting into, having joined the Bedford Numismatic Society and being mentored by my old friend John Gaunt (1938–2010). John’s enthusiasm for Bedfordshire 17th century tokens rubbed o on Gary, to such an extent that John’s long-planned book on the subject turned into the much-expanded Bedfordshire Seventeenth Century Tokens (Galata, 2011), which set the modern standard for such specialist county revisions. Not content with one standard work, Gary catalogued the engraved pieces in Sarah Lloyd and Timothy Millett’s Tokens of Love, Loss and Disrespect 1700–1850 (Paul Holberton Publishing, 2022) and then proceeded to follow with two more books under his own name: Bedfordshire Tokens, Tickets, Checks and Passes (St Neots Press, 2023) and arguably his magnum opus, Cambridgeshire Seventeenth Century Tokens (St Neots Press, 2024). He was actively gathering material for two further titles, one on Huntingdonshire 17th century tokens and one on Boy Bishop tokens, at the time of his death, which occurred on 5 February 2025.
But those titles represented only a small part of his published research. Between 2018 and 2024 he compiled no less than 165 articles for the British Numismatic Society blog which, for those of us of a certain vintage who recall Michael Dolley’s literary e orts in numismatic and other publications in the 1960s and 1970s, was in all likelihood the only time anyone had approached, let alone bettered, such a prodigious output. Many of Gary’s blogs featured complex die studies, the result of co-operative work with other specialist collectors of shillings. Apart from writing, Gary was a noted numismatic activist, organising or co-organising no less than four Token Congresses (Northampton in 1996, 2005 and 2012, and Llandrindod Wells in 2011), mostly with help from his friend Peter Waddell, and editing the Token Corresponding Society Bulletin. For several years I had badgered him to join the Council of the British Numismatic Society and he eventually relented in 2018, only retiring from it in late 2024, latterly as our publicity o cer. It gave me very great pleasure
to present him with one of the Society’s coveted North Medals for Outstanding Services to British Numismatics at the 2024 Token Congress, which transpired to be his last, and at which he was greeted with a standing ovation.
This catalogue, the rst of several to feature pieces from Gary’s vast collection, includes his English regal shillings – 602 pieces spanning the reigns from Henry VII to Charles III. Displaying them in Lindner trays – Gary’s favoured method of numismatic storage – permitted easy examination and access, both for research and for pleasure. Accompanying tickets and paperwork were led away in large plastic boxes. Gary shared my dislike for coins in slabs, “you can’t examine them properly and the holders are often scratched” and carefully freed such acquisitions from their plastic tombs, saving the third-party grading company labels “except when they were plainly wrong, then I threw them away.” The only exception he made was for two 2008-dated platinum ve pence (Lots 422 and 424 here) which, he said with some justi cation, if they
were ‘cracked out’ would be easily mistaken for regular base metal coins.
Here you will nd the whole range of ve centuries of coinage, as major rarities share the stage with more humble acquisitions. Among the former is what was Gary’s pride and joy, the Duke of Devonshire’s specimen of David Ramage’s 1651 pattern (Lot 132), a Tanner 1658-dated pattern (Lot 144), a 1798 ‘Dorrien and Magens’ (Lot 245), and Herbert Lingford’s Carlisle siege issue (Lot 126). I could mention many more, but it is easier to let the coins speak for themselves. All the signi cant pieces are illustrated within the following pages, and everything may be viewed online at www.noonans.co.uk.
Gary leaves a numismatic legacy that will be hard to surpass. Our lives are so much richer for having known him.
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The Gary Oddie Collection of English Regal Shillings
Henry VII (1485-1509)
The First English Shilling
Testoon,mm.smalllis,crownedbustright,singlearchwithsixsaltires, HENRICVSDIGRAREXANGLIEZFR, rev POSVIDEVADIVTOEMEV,shield overcrossfourchée,ornatecross-ends,8.82g/3h(Oddie/Holt/Pitchfork,BNSBlog2Dec.2020,O1/R1;Potter&Winstanley O1/R1;Stewartby1(a);SCBIAshmolean759-60,samedies;N1740;S2251). Obverseabout ne,reversegood ne,toned,extremely rare £7,000-£9,000
Provenance: R.T.CassalCollection,GlendiningAuction,3-4December1924,lot234;W.L.RaynesCollection,GlendiningAuction,15-17February 1950, lot 455; SCMB September 1950 (7226); H.H. Snellenburg Jr Collection; St James’s Auction 5, 27 September 2006, lot 247.
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Henry VIII (1509-1547)
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Third coinage
Testoon,Tower,mm.lis,crownedbustfacing, HENRICVIIIDIGRAAGLFRAZHIBREX, rev POSVIDEVMADIVTOREVMMEVM,crownedrosedividing crowned HR,brokensaltirestops,6.39g/4h(JacobGpA,O4/R7;WhittonA(1)bii;N1841;S2364). Oldcreasemarkandsome light scratches, fair £400-£500
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Testoon,Tower,mm.pellet-in-annulet,crownedbustfacing, HENRIC 8 DGAGLFRAZHIBREX, rev POSVIDEVMADIVTORIVMMEVM,crowned rosedividingcrowned HR,brokensaltirestops,7.12g/6h(JacobGpB,O12/R16;WhittonB(5);N1841;S2365). Oldscratchon obverse, mediocre £150-£200
S,
facing,
D G
D reversed, rev CIVITAS
divided by !orets, crowned rose dividing crowned H R, Roman lettering, broken saltire stops, 7.95g/12h (Jacob O1/R1; Whitton (1); N 1842; S 2367). Legend partly weak, otherwise about very ne, portrait with good detail, light grey tone, rare
£2,400-£3,000
mm. S, crowned bust facing,
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rev
divided by !orets, crowned rose dividing crowned H R, mostly Lombardic lettering, broken saltire stops, 6.39g/4h (Jacob O2/R2; Whitton (2); N 1842; S 2367). Face at, otherwise ne, rare £600-£800
otherwise very ne and round, rare £800-£1,000 6 Provenance: Bt Dolphin Coins
Testoon, Southwark, mm.
crowned bust
HENRID 8
FRA Z HIB REX,
LONDON
Testoon, Southwark,
HENRIC
HIB[––],
CIVITAS LONDON
Testoon, Bristol, mm. WS [William Sharington] on rev only, crowned bust facing, HENRIC 8 D G ANGL FRA Z HIB REX, rev CIVITAS BRISTOLIE, crowned rose dividing crowned H R, roses in legend, quatrefoil stops, Evenet lettering, small pellet below rose, 7.17g/3h (Whitton 2; N 1843; S 2368). Fields tooled,
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First period
Edward VI (1547-1553)
The rst English coin to bear a date in Roman numerals
Pattern Shilling, MDXLVII [1547], in silver, possibly by A. Levens, mm. rose, crowned bust right, EDWARD VI REX ANGL FRANC HIBER Z C, rev TIMOR DOMINI FONS VITÆ and date, crowned oval garnished shield dividing E R, 5.63g/12h (Bispham pl. 2, 1, same dies; Potter, BNJ 1962, p.128; N 1953). A few light surface marks, otherwise obverse ne, reverse good ne, toned, extremely rare £5,000-£7,000
Provenance: W.N. Clarkson Collection, Sotheby Auction, 16-20 April 1901, lot 41; R.F. Huth Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 4-7 April 1927, lot 325; T.B. Clarke-Thornhill Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 24-8 May 1937, lot 432; Baldwin Auction 93, 5 May 2015, lot 116.
The possible attribution to the French engraver Anthony Levens, who worked at the Tower between 1547 and 1550, derives from a note by C.A. Whitton (SNC 1948, p.215), referenced by Challis, p.56 and subsequently by Bispham (BNJ 1985, p.140). At least seven, and probably more, specimens have been offered on the open market in the last few decades, namely: 1) New York Sale XLVI, 2019, ex Baldwin FPL Winter 2013, ex CNG Triton XV; 2) the present piece; 3) Norweb 1394, subsequently SNC December 1992 (7479); 4) the Bispham plate coin; 5) Fitts, CNG 121, ex Lessen, Snellenburg, Lockett, Barnes, Murdoch and Montagu; 6) Ryan, ‘bent and straightened’; 7) R. Carlyon-Britton, SCMB November 1951. Listings in SNC September 1923 (22981, ex Barnardiston 1903), March 1926 (51421), September 1930 (461) and November 1933 (28397) may refer to some of the above specimens
An exceptionally rare 1547 Pattern Shilling
Pattern Shilling, MDXL7 [1547], in silver, mm. rose on obv., arrow on rev., crowned bust right, TIMOR DOMIN FONS VITE and date, plain inner circle, rev POSVI DEV ADIVTORE MEV, shield over cross fourchée, lozenge stops, 6.23g/4h (N 1954). Obverse partly double-struck and the portrait rather weak, ne, reverse very ne and with excellent detail, toned, exceptionally rare and almost certainly the only specimen available to commerce £8,000-£10,000 8
Provenance: Archbishop John Sharp (and his descendants) Collection, Morton & Eden Auction 91, 7-8 December 2017, lot 189
Second period, 6 oz. issue
Shilling, Tower I, MDXLIX [1549], mm. arrow over G [George Gale], bust 3, 4.83g/6h (N 1917/1; S 2466). Good ne £200-£260
Shilling, Tower I, MDL [1550], mm. swan (no. 1 on obv.), bust 5, 5.06g/10h (N 1919/1; S 2466). Fair £70-£90
Shilling, Tower I, MDL [1550], mm. swan (no. 2 on obv., no. 1 on rev.), bust 5, 4.50g/12h (N 1919/1; S 2466). About ne
Shilling, Tower II, MDXLIX [1549], mm. grapple, bust 3, 4.46g/10h (N 1917/1; S 2466). Flan with heavy stress fracture and partially bent, otherwise ne £50-£70
Shilling, Tower II, MDL [1550], mm. martlet on obv., crowned leopard’s head on rev., bust 5, 4.72g/9h (Shuttlewood 245, this coin; N 1919/1; S 2466). From slightly rusty dies, better than ne, the combination of mint marks extremely rare £600-£800
Provenance: R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, Spink Auction 151, 15 March 2001, lot 245; S.A. Bole Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 90, 9 December 2010, lot 1484 (part); London Coin Auction 156 (Bracknell), 5 March 2017, lot 1791; DNW Auction 188, 9 February 2021, lot 134; DNW Auction 190, 6-7 April 2021, lot 486
Shilling, Tower II, MDL [1550], mm. martlet on obv., crowned leopard’s head on rev., bust 5, 2.58g/1h (Shuttlewood 245 [= DNW 91, 11], same dies; N 1919/1; S 2466). Surfaces lightly scratched, otherwise good ne, struck on a lightweight an; the combination of mint marks extremely rare £500-£700
Provenance: Noonans Auction 283, 14-15 November 2023, lot 228
Shilling, Bristol, MDXLIX [1549], mm. TC [Thomas Chamberlain] over G [George Gale] on obv., TC on rev., bust 3, rosette before and after date, 5.23g/1h (Potter type 2a, bust 4; N 1920; S 2467). Good ne and toned, extremely rare with this bust £3,000-£4,000 15
Provenance: Norweb Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 48, 13 November 1985, lot 345 [from Spink 1958]; M. Hughes Collection, Spink Auction 139, 16 November 1999, lot 17; A.M. Fitts Collection, CNG Auction 121 (Lancaster, PA), 6-8 October 2022, lot 1330.
Potter (BNJ 1962) only recorded one other Bristol shilling with this distinctive bust (British Museum, Grueber 457), but a small number of others exist in private collections, including two which have passed through these rooms in recent years (see next Lot). It is generally understood that obverse and reverse dies of this issue were prepared for York, then in control of the under-treasurer, George Gale, but never used there and subsequently had their mint-marks overstruck prior to use at the other royal mints
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Shilling, Bristol, MDXLIX [1549], mm. TC [Thomas Chamberlain] over G [George Gale] on obv., TC on rev., bust 3, rosette before and after date, 4.81g/1h (Potter type 2a, bust 4; N 1920; S 2467). Good ne with a clear portrait, extremely rare with this bust £2,400-£3,000
Provenance: DNW Auction 156, 20-1 February 2019, lot 251; Noonans Auction 300, 27 June 2024, lot 355
Shilling, Canterbury, MDXLIX [1549], mm. t [William Tillesworth] over G [George Gale] on obv., t on rev., bust 3, 4.72g/11h (N 1921; S 2468). Obverse ne, centre of reverse mostly at, toned, very rare with the overmark £300-£400 17
Provenance: H. Montagu Collection, Part II, Sotheby Auction, 11-16 May 1896, lot 823, recté Canterbury; SNC June 2004 (HS 1712); bt CNG
Shilling,Canterbury, MDXLIX [1549],mm.t[WilliamTillesworth]overG[GeorgeGale]on obv.,ton rev.,bust3,3.83g/4h(N1921; S 2468). About ne, toned, very rare with the overmark
£180-£220
Shilling, Canterbury, MDXLIX [1549], mm. t [William Tillesworth], bust 3, 5.40g/6h (N 1921; S 2468). Very ne and round, rare £800-£1,000
Provenance: With Baldwin 1963; bt CNG August 2013.
Formerly a plate coin in the Spink Standard Catalogue
Shilling,DurhamHouse,mm.bow[JohnBowes],bust2,wire-lineinnercircles,4.64g/3h(Bispham5F;N1924;S2472). Some marks in eld before bust, otherwise very ne £600-£800
Shilling,DurhamHouse,mm.bow[JohnBowes],bust2,wire-lineinnercircles,2.65g/9h(Bispham5F;N1924;S2472). Broken and repaired, otherwise ne £80-£100
Third period, 3 oz. issue
22 Shilling, Tower I, MDLI [1551], mm. rose, bust 6, 5.21g/12h (N 1944/1; S 2473). Legends weak, otherwise good ne, rare £400-£500
Provenance: M.ShermanCollection,DNWAuction68,12December2005,lot304;LordStewartbyCollection,PartIV,SpinkAuction243,28 March 2017, lot 1718; DNW Auction 188, 9 February 2021, lot 140 [from A.M. Roberts April 2017]; DNW Auction 190, 6-7 April 2021, lot 491
23 Shilling, Tower II, MDLI [1551], mm. lion, bust 6, 4.45g/3h (N 1944/1; S 2473). Good ne, some peripheral dark tone, rare £200-£260
Shilling,Southwark, MDL [1550],mm.lison obv.,yon rev.,bust6,4.90g/3h(N1943/2;S2473A). Somelightgreensurfacedeposits, light marks and scratches, otherwise ne, dark appearance, rare £100-£150
Provenance: R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, Spink Auction 151, 15 March 2001, lot 260; CNG e512, 23 March 2022 (842)
Shilling, Southwark, MDLI [1551], mm. lis, bust 6, 4.54g/3h (N 1944/2; S 2473A). Scored on face of King, otherwise about ne, rare £80-£100
Third period, Fine issue
Shilling,mm.y,earlyround-facedportrait,5.59g/12h(Bianchi179,same obv.die;N1937;S2482). Atrieweakonhighpoints, otherwise very ne £400-£500
Shilling, mm. tun, 6.01g/9h (N 1937; S 2482). Reverse legend partly weak, otherwise very ne, obverse better and with a good portrait, toned £600-£800
Provenance: With Seaby 1974; bt Cambridge Coins
Philip and Mary (1554-1558)
Shilling, undated, full titles, mark of value, 5.80g/3h (N 1967; S 2498). Good ne £300-£400
Provenance: Bt K. Bayford
Shilling, 1554, full titles, mark of value, 5.77g/3h (N 1967; S 2500). About ne £180-£220
Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
First issue
Shilling, mm. lis, beaded inner circles, bust 2B, reads REGINA, 6.05g/9h (BCW LS-5C/LS-g2; N 1985; S 2549). About very ne, toned £600-£800
Provenance: Bt R.K. Richardson
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Second issue
Shilling,mm.cross-crosslet,bust3B,reads HI and MEV,5.30g/9h(BCWCC-4B/CC-c2;N1985;S2555). Xscratchedbehindhead, portrait rubbed, otherwise ne £70-£90
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Shilling,mm.martlet,bust3C,threepearlsmissingfromright-sidearch,coarsebeading,reads
MEV,5.92g/6h(BCWMR-4Hvi/MRb8; N 1985; S 2555). Some surface marks, obverse about ne, reverse better £50-£70
33 A Pattern hammered Shilling struck at Thomas Fletewood’s new Upper Houses mint, February 1560/1 [O.S.]
PatternShilling,undated[1561],insilver,mm.martlet,crownedbust3Bleft,noinnercircle, ELIZABETHDGANGF[RAE]THIBREGINA, rev POSVIDEVMADIVTOREMMEVM,shieldoverlongcrossfourchée,5.84g/3h(BCWMR-1A/MR-a;Borden/Brown12[O1/R1], thiscoinlisted; Lockett2044,samedies[=Noonans277,120];N2043). Creasemarks,fairandtoned,extremelyrare;probablylessthan10 specimens known £900-£1,200
Provenance: With Spink 1982; C.H. Comber Collection, Part II, St James’s Auction 48, 23 September 2021, lot 274.
Thesepatterns,struckonhand-cut !ans,arepresumedtohavebeenproducedbyworkersengagedinstrikinghammeredcoinsasaresponseto theearlymilledissuesbyEloyeMestrelle.Thepunchesusedinpreparingthedieshaveallbeenusedonotherhammeredcoins;innocaseare hammered punches used on milled coins
Sixth issue
34 Shilling, mm. bell, bust 3B, 5.78g/10h (BCW BL-1/BL-a; N 2014; S 2577). Obverse ne, reverse very ne, toned £180-£220
35 Shilling, mm. A, bust 3B, 6.00g/6h (BCW A-2/A-a; N 2014; S 2577). Obverse ne, reverse very ne, toned £180-£220
Provenance: E. Bohr Collection, Part II, Bonhams Auction, 17 October 2006, lot 1074
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Shilling, mm. escallop, bust 6A, 6.00g/5h (BCW SC-3/SC-b; N 2014; S 2577). Good ne, scarce
Provenance: Bt C. Taylor
37 Shilling, mm. crescent, bust 6B, reads HIB, 5.69g/3h (BCW CS-63/CS-b; N 2014; S 2577). Fine
Provenance: Bt at Burnley Numismatic Society 1980
£100-£150
£70-£90
£100-£150 38 39 Shilling, mm. hand, bust 6B, reads HIB, 5.90g/12h (BCW HA-1/HA-b; N 2014; S 2577). About ne
Shilling,mm.hand,bust6B,reads HIB,6.03g/3h(BCWHA-1/HA-b;N2014;S2577). Excavated,edgechippedandwithsurface deposits, ne, portrait very ne
£60-£80
Shilling,mm.tunon obv.,tunoverhandon rev.,bust6B,6.23g/10h(BCWTN-2/TN-a;N2014;S2577). Fourthquarterofshield weak, otherwise very ne or better with a good portrait, toned
£400-£500
Provenance: English Hammered Coins from a Private Collection, DNW Auction 104, 5 December 2012, lot 215; bt A.M. Roberts 2014
Shilling, mm. woolpack, bust 6B, 5.51g/6h (BCW WK-2/WK-b1; N 2014; S 2577). Old scratches on both sides, otherwise ne £60-£80 41
42 Shilling, mm. key, bust 6B, 5.73g/5h (BCW KY-2/KY-b2; N 2014; S 2577). Old scratches on obverse, fair
£30-£40
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Pattern Shilling, in silver, mm. key, ornate crowned bust P4 left, ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA, rev POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV, ornately garnished shield over long cross fourchée, 5.98g/7h (BCW KY-3A/KY-c1; N 2045). Old crease marks and two small striking splits in edge, otherwise about very ne and toned, extremely rare
£2,000-£2,600
Provenance: R. Carlyon-Britton Collection; with Seaby 1949; Baldwin ‘Basement’; Baldwin Auction 48, 28 September 2006, lot 5022; with Spink; bt R.K. Richardson November 2011
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Shilling, mm. anchor (!ukes curved), bust 6B, 6.24g/12h (BCW AN-2A/AN-b1; N 2014; S 2577). Some light surface marks in obverse eld, otherwise about very ne £150-£200
Provenance: Bt J. Mann
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Shilling, mm. anchor (!ukes straight on obv., curved on rev.), bust 6B, 5.15g/7h (BCW AN-2B/AN-b1; N 2014; S 2577). Obverse fair, reverse ne £60-£80
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Shilling, mm. 0 [1600], bust 6B, 5.88g/3h (BCW 0-1/0-a; N 2014; S 2577). Scratches behind portrait, fair
Provenance: Bt S. Burkinshaw
Seventh issue
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£30-£40
Shilling, mm. 1 [1601], bust 6B, 5.86g/5h (BCW 1-1/1-a1; N 2014; S 2584). Flan slightly dished, some light scratches before bust, cleaned in the past but now retoning, otherwise very ne
£300-£360
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Shilling, mm. 2 [1602], bust 6B, 5.59g/9h (BCW 2-1/2-a1; N 2014; S 2584). Good ne, toned
Provenance: Bt Cambridge Coins Milled coinage
£180-£220
49 The rst machine-made English Shilling
Pattern Shilling, in silver, by E. Mestrelle, mm. mullet, ELIZABETH D G ANG FRAN ET HIB REGINA, crowned bust left, rev POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEVM, small shield over long cross fourchée, 32mm, 6.16g/6h (Borden/Brown 13, O1/R1, this coin listed; N 2042, recté large module). Some small digs in obverse eld, otherwise very ne, extremely rare; 5 specimens known to the cataloguer, of which one is in the British Museum £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: R.C. Lockett Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction, 17 October 1961, lot 4398 (part); P. Sanders Collection, Noonans Auction 277, 19 July 2023, lot 119 [from Spink January 1962].
Mestrelle’s !rst patterns were likely made in December 1560; the mullet marks they bear would have readily distinguished them from the starmarked coins of his regular issue. Two others have been offered in commerce recently (DNW 148, 489, Wilkinson collection; BSJ 50, 93, Comber collection)
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Shilling, mm. star, decorated dress, intermediate #an, 31mm, 6.10g/6h (Borden/Brown 16, O1/R2; N 2023; S 2591). Good ne £300-£400
Shilling, mm. star, decorated dress, intermediate #an, 30mm, 6.45g/6h (Borden/Brown 16, O3/R3; N 2023; S 2591). Very ne £700-£900 51
Provenance: J. McPherson Collection; O.F. Parsons Collection, Baldwin Auction 12, 27 May 1997, lot 910 [from J. McP. April 1940]; Patrick Finn FPL 19, May 2001 (245); J. Hall Collection, DNW Auction 71, 28 September 2006, lot 173
4 and
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Portcullis coinage, 2 Testerns, mm. 0, reads REGINA, 6.28g/9h (Prid. 3; RCL 2064, same dies; S 2607C). Crease mark, otherwise ne, reverse better, rare £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: SCMB April 1973 (6877); D.C.K. Dix Collection; Roderick Richardson FPL January 2009 (3750); with Baldwin February 2009; R. Hudson Collection; Morton & Eden Auction 59, 13-14 November 2012, lot 483; M. Gietzelt Collection, DNW Auction 166, 23 January 2020, lot 97
James I (1603-1625)
First coinage
Shilling, !rst bust, mm. thistle, 6.01g/9h (N 2072; S 2645). Abrasions in front of King’s face and some surface deposits on reverse, otherwise about very ne, partial dark tone £200-£260 53
Provenance: Bt Corbitts 2015
Shilling, second bust, mm. thistle, 5.71g/5h (N 2073; S 2646). Shoulder drapery weak, otherwise very ne £200-£260
Shilling, second bust, mm. thistle, 5.90g/8h (N 2073; S 2646). Bright from past cleaning, ne £60-£80
Second coinage
Shilling, third bust, mm. lis, 5.28g/1h (N 2099; S 2654). Flan a trie irregular, obverse ne, reverse very ne, toned £120-£150
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Shilling, third bust, mm. rose, 5.92g/4h (N 2099; S 2654). Obverse ne, reverse very ne, toned
Provenance: Bt at Burnley Numismatic Society 1979
58
£140-£180
59
Shilling,fourthbust,mm.escallop,reads HIB,6.01g/12h(Oddie,BNSBlog17May2024,O37/R40, thiscoin;N2100;S2655). Good very ne, attractively toned
£500-£700
60
Provenance: SNC September 1970 (9465).
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Shilling,fourthbust,mm.grapes,reads HIB,5.97g/4h(N2100;S2655). Edgechippedandsomeweaknessinlegends,otherwisevery ne, toned
£300-£400
Provenance: E.BurstalCollection,GlendiningAuction,15-16May1968,lot227(part)[fromG.E.Insley];Morton&EdenAuction113,25-6 November 2021, lot 512
Shilling,fourthbust,mm.uncertain,markofvaluerenderedasIIX,2.44g/6h(Oddie,BNSBlog7Aug.2021, thiscoin;N2100;S 2655). Clipped to the inner circle and doubly bent as a love token, unusual and very rare
£10-£20
61
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Shilling, !fthbust,mm.coronet,double-archedcrown,reads HIB,5.64g/7h(OddieandThompson,BNSBlog17Apr.2024, O52/R40; N 2101; S 2656). Edge chip, about ne
£70-£90
62
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Shilling,fourthbustvariety,mm.key,reads HI,5.65g/10h(OddieandThompson,BNSBlog16Oct.2021,and23Sept.2023, O2/R3, this coin; N –; S –). A little clipped, otherwise ne and toned, very rare
£150-£200
Acopyoftherelevantpagesfromtheblogarticlesaccompaniesthecoin.Initiallyidenti!edasa !fthbustvariantbyOddieinOctober2021,the coinwasreclassi!edasafourthbustvariantbyhimandMichaelThompsoninSeptember2023,forreasonsprimarilysurroundingthesparse decoration of the shoulder and collar, and the narrow crown with fewer jewels on the upper arches
Shilling, !fthbust,mm.key,reads HI,5.67g/9h(OddieandThompson,BNSBlog16Oct.2021,and23Sept.2023,O6/R3, thiscoin; N 2101; S 2656). Good ne £140-£180
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Shilling, !fthbust,mm.bell(overkey),reads HI,5.82g/3h(OddieandThompson,BNSBlog3Aug.2023,O18/R24, thiscoin;N 2101; S 2656). Edge chip, obverse about ne, reverse ne, toned £80-£100 64
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Shilling, !fthbust,mm.mullet,reads FRA, HIB and CONIVNX,5.97g/4h(Oddie,BNSBlog3Aug.2023,O23/R29, thiscoinillustrated;N 2101; S 2656). Some weakness in lower drapery (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise about very ne, the error rare £200-£260
Provenance: R. King Collection, DNW Auction 119, 4-5 December 2013, lot 2497.
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Shilling, !fthbust,mm.tower,reads FRA and HI,5.84g/3h(OddieandThompson,BNSBlog4July2023,O7/R7, thiscoinillustrated; N 2101; S 2656). Good ne, black tone £120-£150
Provenance: Bt Baldwin.
Acopyoftherelevantpagefromtheblogarticleaccompaniesthecoin.Intheopinionofthecataloguertheobversemint-markisnotoverstruck on a mullet, which is in any case different to any of the mullet-marked dies listed by Oddie in his subsequent Blog of 3 August 2023
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Shilling, !fthbust,mm.trefoil,reads BRIFRA and HI,5.82g/3h(Oddie,BNSBlog29May2023,O6/R2, thiscoin;N2101;S2656). Crease mark, about ne, scarce £60-£80
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Shilling, !fth bust, mm. trefoil, reads MAG BRIT FRA and HI, 5.43g/10h (Oddie, BNS Blog 29 May 2023, O13/R9, this coin; N 2101; S 2656). Good ne £150-£200 68
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Shilling, !fth bust, mm. cinquefoil (over trefoil on obv.), reads FRA and HI, 5.90g/5h (Oddie, BNS Blog 25 May 2023, O1/R3, this coin, the overmark not noted; N 2101; S 2656). Several scratches on obverse, about ne, grey tone £50-£70 69
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin. The obverse die in its original trefoil-marked state is Oddie’s O1 (BNS Blog 29 May 2023)
A superb Second coinage ‘ne work’ Shilling with an extensive pedigree dating back to 1841
Shilling, !fth bust, mm. tun, reads FRA and HI, 6.01g/5h (Oddie, BNS Blog 22 Apr. 2023, O1/R1, this coin illustrated; N 2101; S 2656). Triing marks, otherwise extremely ne and attractively toned, extremely rare [removed from a certied NGC holder (2880326-008) labelled AU 58] £6,000-£8,000
Provenance: Baron Bolland Collection, Sotheby Auction, 21-7 April 1841, lot 160; J. Brumell Collection, Sotheby Auction, 19-27 April 1850, lot 412; J.B. Bergne Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20-31 May 1873, lot 631; W. Brice Collection; Hon. R.W. Marsham Collection, Sotheby Auction, 19-27 November 1888, lot 502; A.A. Banes Collection, Sotheby Auction, 30-1 October 1922, lot 89; E.H. Wheeler Collection; ‘XYZ’ Collection, SCMB August 1947 (2); R.G. Blake Collection, SCMB May 1956 (BL 153); with B. Lorich; Magnusson Art Group Auction (Morristown, NJ, USA) 3 November 2022, lot 60
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin. Although Gary Oddie knew of !ve specimens, including his own, there are almost certainly more extant; four others have appeared on the market in recent times (Richardson, ex Lingford 1218; NAC 151, 1052; Cope, ex Slaney et al; SJA 14, 45). The Lockett specimen (2156) remains unaccounted for, and doubtless others exist in institutions. It should also be noted that the existence of Lingford 1219, a ‘!ne work’ piece reading HIB (Oddie dies O6/R9) demonstrates that more than one pair of dies was used to create such coins
Shilling, !fth bust, mm. tun, reads FRAN and HI, 5.92g/3h (Oddie, BNS Blog 22 April 2023, O9/R10; N 2101; S 2656). Attempted piercing in centre and portrait rubbed, otherwise ne, toned £50-£70 71
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Shilling,sixthbust,mm.rose,reads SEPERAT,5.81g/9h(Oddie,BNSBlog26June2022,O3/R3, thiscoin;N2124;S2668). Fairto ne, the error unusual £80-£100
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A
Third coinage ‘ne work’ Shilling
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Shilling,sixthbust,mm.rose,5.96g/9h(Oddie,BNSBlog26June2022,O6/R10, thiscoinillustrated;N2124;S2668). Twotest punch-marksaboveshield,somelightsurfacemarksonobverse,otherwisegoodvery ne,reversebetter,toned,extremelyrare;6 specimens noted by Oddie £2,000-£3,000
Provenance: Baldwin Auction 113, 18 October 2023, lot 278.
Acopyoftherelevantpagefromtheblogarticleaccompaniesthecoin.TheexamplesrecordedbyOddieincludethe Cope/Slaney/Murdoch/Montagu specimen, sold for the equivalent of £66,000 in 2024
74
Shilling,sixthbust,mm.rose,bird-headedharp,nostopson rev.,5.44g/7h(Oddie,BNSBlog26June2022,O8/R7, thiscoin illustrated; N 2124; S 2668). A trie clipped, otherwise good ne, toned £120-£150
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Shilling,sixthbust,mm.thistle,reads HIB,5.62g/1h(Oddie,BNSBlog1Sept.2022,O11/R14, thiscoin;N2124;S2668). Scratched in eld behind portrait, otherwise ne £90-£120
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Shilling,sixthbust,mm.lis,plumeovershield,reads IACOBVS, MAG, BRI and HI,5.98g/11h(Oddie,BNSBlog10Aug.2022,O22/R32, this coin; N 2125; S 2669). Flan a trie crimped, otherwise very ne, toned
£500-£700
77
Provenance: Bt G. Cates.
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Shilling,sixthbust,mm.lis,plumeovershield,reads IACOB and HI,5.86g/1h(Oddie,BNSBlog10Aug.2022,O46/R58, thiscoin illustrated; N 2125; S 2669). Very ne, toned
£600-£800
78
Provenance: Bt Spink.
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Shilling,sixthbust,mm.trefoil,reads MAGBRIFR and HI,5.93g/5h(Oddie,BNSBlog18Sept.2022,O24/R38, thiscoinillustrated;N 2124; S 2668). Good ne, toned
£150-£200
79
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Shilling,sixthbust,mm.trefoil,plumeovershield,reads MABRIFRA and HI,5.69g/7h(Oddie,BNSBlog18Sept.2022,O14/R26, this coin; N 2125; S 2669). Obverse good ne, reverse very ne but slightly off-centre, excess of metal on rim, scarce £400-£500
Provenance: DNW Auction 193, 6-7 July 2021, lot 404.
Acopyoftherelevantpagefromtheblogarticleaccompaniesthecoin.Althoughitwaspositedin2021thatthiscoinwasperhapsstruckfroma lis-marked reverse die, Oddie’s blog describing such dies with plume over shield (10 August 2022) does not list this particular die
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Charles I (1625-1649)
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Shilling, Gp A [type 1], !rst bust, mm. lis, large crown with upper arch only jewelled, reads BR FR, 6.03g/8h (Sharp A2/1; SCBI Brooker 385ff; Baldwin 104, 355, same rev die; N 2216; S 2782). Obverse about very ne, reverse very ne or better and exceptionally well-struck £300-£400
Provenance: With Seaby 1962
81
Shilling, Gp B [type 1a], lightweight issue, second bust, mm. cross Calvary, reads BR FR and HI, small mark of value, 5.42g/10h (Sharp B1/2; SCBI Brooker 401-2, same obv. die; N 2218; S 2784). Legends partially weak and edge irregular, otherwise about very ne, rare £180-£220
Provenance: Silver Coins of Charles I from a Private Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 75, 26 September 2007, lot 35; bt Baldwin 2011
82
Shilling, Gp B [type 1a], second bust, mm. cross Calvary, reads BRI FR and HI, large mark of value, 5.82g/3h (Sharp B1/1; SCBI Brooker 402ff; N 2218; S 2784). Obverse with surface corrosion and some scratches, reverse ne
£60-£80
83
Shilling, Gp B [type 1a], second bust, mm. cross Calvary, reads BR FR and HIB, large mark of value, 5.99g/11h (Sharp B1/1; SCBI Brooker 404-5, same obv. die; N 2218; S 2784). Bright from past cleaning, about ne £50-£70
Provenance: A. Morris Collection [from Format July 2003, said to be “from a recent hoard’]; with L. Bennett July 2011; bt R. Lyall December 2014
84
Shilling, Gp B [type 1a], second bust, mm. African head, reads BRI FRA and HI, 5.94g/6h (Sharp B2/1; SCBI Brooker 408, same rev die; N 2218; S 2784). First quarter of shield weak, otherwise even wear, ne, grey tone
£80-£100
85
Provenance: Bt S. Burkinshaw
Shilling, Gp B [type 1a], second bust, mm. castle, reads BR FR and HI, 5.75g/9h (Sharp B2/1; SCBI Brooker 425, same obv die; N 2218; S 2784). A piece of ‘ne work’; portrait at and with some obverse graffiti, reverse good ne or better
Provenance: R. Lyall Collection, DNW Auction 133, 12 November 2015, lot 402 [from I. Jones 2005]; bt R. Lyall 2017
£150-£200
86
Shilling, Gp B [type 1b2], second bust, mm. castle, reads BR FR and HI, plume above shield, 5.83g/9h (Sharp B2/2; SCBI Brooker 417, this coin; N 2220; S 2785). Attemped piercing in centre and obverse a trie off-centre, otherwise ne and toned £150-£200
Provenance: W.E. Ashley Collection; J.G. Brooker Collection; bt S. Burkinshaw
87
Shilling, Gp B [type 1b2], second bust, mm. anchor (!ukes to right on rev.), reads HIB, upper arch of crown with 8 pearls, plume above shield, 5.91g/2h (Sharp B3/2; SCBI Brooker 430ff; N 2220; S 2785). Short of an, fair to ne but partially stained, rare £80-£100
88
Shilling, Gp B [type 1b2], second bust, mm. anchor, reads HI, caul breaking inner circle, upper arch of crown with 8 pearls, plume above shield, 5.90g/4h (Sharp B3a/2; SCBI Brooker –; Holt/Hulett/Lyall, BNJ 2014, p.167, this coin; N 2220; S 2785). Some doublestriking in legend, obverse about very ne, reverse very ne, broad an, very rare £400-£600
Provenance: Bt J. Smith 1987
89
Shilling, Gp B [type 1b2], second bust, mm. heart, elongated bust, reads MA BR and HI, plume above shield, 5.70g/9h (Sharp B5/2; SCBI Brooker 437, same dies [= Oddie, BNS Blog 26 Feb. 2023, O3/R3]; N 2220; S 2785). Fine and toned, rare; the reverse die was previously used for pieces of ‘ne work’ £150-£200
Provenance: H.M. Lingford Collection [from Baldwin May 1949]; bt Baldwin.
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Shilling, Gp B [type 1b2], second bust, mm. feathers, elongated bust, reads MA BR and HI, plume above shield, 5.92g/5h (Sharp B5/2; SCBI Brooker 440, same dies; N 2220; S 2785). Weak in parts, cleaned in the past and an a trie bent, otherwise ne £120-£150
Provenance: Bt July 2014
Shilling, Gp C [type 2a], third bust, mm. feathers, bust in plain armour, reads MA B FR and HIB, 5.75g/6h (Sharp C2/1; SCBI Brooker 445ff; N 2221; S 2787). Minor edge splits, about ne £50-£70 91
92
Shilling, Gp C [type 2b], third bust, mm. feathers, bust in plain armour, reads MAG BRIT FR and HIB, plume above shield, 5.98g/9h (Sharp C2/4; SCBI Brooker 455, same dies; N 2222; S 2788). A piece of ne work; very ne, obverse better and retaining some mint bloom, toned, very rare £1,500-£2,000
Provenance: Slaney Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 229, 14 May 2015, lot 337 [from Spink 1943]
Shilling, Gp C [type 2a], third bust, mm. rose, bust in plain armour, reads MA BR FR and HI, 5.89g/6h (Sharp C2/1; SCBI Brooker 459ff; N 2221; S 2787). Bright from past cleaning, about ne £50-£70 93
94
Shilling, Gp C [type 2b], third bust, mm. rose, bust in plain armour, reads MAG BR FR and HI, plume above shield, 5.88g/9h (Sharp C2/6; SCBI Brooker 464-6, same obv. die; N 2222; S 2788). Portrait detail weak (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise ne £120-£150
Shilling, Gp D [type 3.1], fourth bust, mm. harp, large bust, arches of crown breaking inner circle, reads MAG BRI FR and HI, 5.91g/4h (Sharp D2/1; SCBI Brooker 473, same rev. die; N 2223; S 2789). A piece of ne work; about very ne, rare £700-£900 95
Provenance: Silver Coins of Charles I from a Private Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 79, 24 September 2008, lot 3509; bt P. Dawson 2013
Shilling, Gp D [type 3.1], fourth bust, mm. harp, arches of crown plain, reads MA BR FR and HIB, 5.93g/9h (Sharp D4/1; SCBI Brooker 479-80; N 2223; S 2789). Obverse scratched, fair to ne, toned £40-£50 96
97
Shilling, Gp D [type 3.1], fourth bust, mm. portcullis, large bust with pronounced nose and forehead, reads MA BR FR and HI, 5.93g/9h (Sharp D5/1; cf. SCBI Brooker 484; N 2223; S 2789). Fine, toned £60-£80
Provenance: Bt S. Burkinshaw
98
Shilling, Gp E [North Gp D, type 3a], fourth bust, mm. bell, large portrait, no inner circles, reads MA BR FR and HI, 5.89g/3h (Sharp E1/1; SCBI Brooker 486ff; N 2225; S 2791). About ne
£40-£50
99
Shilling, Gp E [North Gp D, type 3a], fourth bust, mm. crown, small portrait of neat style, reads MA BR FR and HI, 6.02g/12h (Sharp E2/2; SCBI Brooker 499ff; N 2225; S 2791). Fine £50-£70
100
Shilling, Gp E [North Gp D, type 3b], fourth bust, mm. crown, small portrait of neat style, reads MA BR FR and HI, plume above shield, 5.92g/9h (Sharp E2/3; SCBI Brooker 504, same dies; N 2226; S 2793). Fair to ne
£60-£80
101
Shilling, Gp F [North Gp E, type 4.2], !fth bust, mm. tun, bust with double-arched crown, small mark of value, reads MA BR FR and H, 5.97g/2h (Sharp F1/1; SCBI Brooker 513ff; N 2228; S 2794). Very ne, attractively toned [removed from a certied NGC holder (2901867-001) labelled XF 45] £300-£400
Provenance: SNC May 2009 (HS 3773); with The Coin House 2011; Royal Wootton Bassett Auction (Swindon), 14 February 2024, lot 115
102
Shilling, Gp F [North Gp E, type 4.2], !fth bust, mm. anchor ("ukes to left on rev.), smaller bust, large mark of value, reads MA BR FR and HI, legend ends RX, 5.56g/6h (Sharp F3/1; SCBI Brooker 517ff; N 2229; S 2796). Good ne, toned, the error rare £150-£200
Provenance: Bt T. Owens 2018
103
Shilling, Gp F [North Gp E, type 4.2], !fth bust, mm. triangle (over anchor ["ukes to right] on obv.), smaller bust, single-arched crown, reads MA BR FR and HI, B of BR a modi!ed F, 5.99g/3h (Sharp F5/2; SCBI Brooker 533-4; N 2230/1; S 2797). Striking split at edge, about ne £40-£50
104
Shilling, Gp G/Briot’s Second Hammered issue mule [North Gp F, type 4.4], sixth bust, mm. triangle (over anchor ["ukes to right] on rev.), double-arched crown, reads MAG BRI FRA and HI, 6.07g/7h (Sharp G1/Briot; Holt/Hulett/Lyall, BNJ 2014, G1/4; SCBI Brooker 540, this coin; N 2231 and p.168; S 2862C). Scratched on the King’s face and a little double-striking on reverse, otherwise about very ne and toned, very rare £600-£800
Provenance: R. Carlyon-Britton Collection; Glendining Auction, 4 September 1974, lot 178; J.G. Brooker Collection; J. Cavey Collection, DNW Auction 156, 20 February 2019, lot 277; Noonans Auction 300, 27 June 2024, lot 397
105
Shilling, Gp G [North Gp F, type 4.4], sixth bust, mm. star, double-arched crown, reads MAG BRI FRA and HI, 5.77g/6h (Sharp G1/2; SCBI Brooker 548; N 2231; S 2799). Double-struck, particularly on reverse, otherwise better than ne, light grey tone £30-£40
Provenance: Bt 1985
106
Shilling, Gp G [North Gp F, type 4.4], sixth bust, mm. triangle-in-circle, double-arched crown, reads MAG BRI FRA and HI, 6.03g/6h (Sharp G1/2; SCBI Brooker 549-50; N 2231; S 2799). Edge ragged and weak in parts, otherwise about very ne, toned £90-£120
Provenance: Bt 1985
Tower mint (under Parliament)
107
Shilling, Gp G [North Gp F, type 4.4], sixth bust, mm. (P), double-arched crown, legend ends HIB, 5.82g/9h (Sharp G1/2; SCBI Brooker 552; N 2231; S 2800). Irregular an, fair £20-£30
108
Shilling, Gp G [North Gp F, type 4.4], sixth bust, mm. (R), double-arched crown, reads MAG BRI FRA and HIB, 6.12g/7h (Sharp G1/2; SCBI Brooker 554-5; N 2231; S 2800). Irregular an, fair to ne £20-£30
109
Shilling, Gp G [North Gp F, type 4.4], sixth bust, mm. eye, poorer workmanship, reads MAG BR FRA and HIB, 5.53g/11h (Sharp G2/2; SCBI Brooker 556ff; N 2232; S 2800). Reverse off-centre, about ne £30-£40
Provenance: Bt S. Burkinshaw
110
Shilling, Gp G [North Gp F, type 4.4], sixth bust, mm. sun (over eye both sides), poorer workmanship, reads MAG BRI FRA and HIB, 5.68g/4h (Sharp G2/2; SCBI Brooker 560; N 2232; S 2800). Some scratches on both sides, otherwise about ne £30-£40
Provenance: Bt S. Burkinshaw
111
Shilling, Gp H [North Gp G, type 4.6], seventh bust, mm. sceptre, shorter bust with rounded shoulder, reads MAG BRI FRA and HIB, 5.90g/5h (Sharp H2/2; SCBI Brooker 567-8; N 2234; S 2803). Third quarter of shield weak [a characteristic of many coins of this mark] and bright from past cleaning, otherwise ne £80-£100
Provenance: Bt I. Davison
112
Briot’s First Milled issue
An exceptional ‘inverted legend’ Briot Shilling, ex Murdoch
Shilling, no mm., signed B both sides, truncation breaks inner circle, rev legend starts at 7h, 6.01g/6h (Sharp type 1; Holt/Hewlett/Lyall, BNJ 2014, A/1; SCBI Brooker 715A, same dies; N 2300; S 2854). Usual raised die aws on upper reverse in midstage, extremely ne and deeply toned, extremely rare; very few specimens known
£8,000-£10,000
Provenance: J.D. Doulton Collection, Christie’s Auction, 13 June 1888, lot 111; A.B. Richardson Collection, Sotheby Auction, 22-24 May 1895, lot 230; J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part II, Sotheby Auction, 8-13 June 1903, lot 226; P. Sanders Collection, Noonans Auction 277, 19 July 2023, lot 140 [from Baldwin November 1957]; bt R.K. Richardson November 2023.
Superior to the Bruun/Lockett/Brooker specimen (Spink 29 March 2007, 406) on which the die !aws are more advanced
113
Shilling, mm. !ower on obv only, signed B both sides, truncation breaks inner circle and upper corners of shield touch inner circle, 6.06g/6h (Sharp type 2; Holt/Hewlett/Lyall, BNJ 2014, B/3; SCBI Brooker 716, same dies; N 2300; S 2854). Light blank ling in centres, otherwise about extremely ne, reverse better, attractive grey tone
£1,200-£1,500
114
Provenance: SNC September 1995 (4830); G.F. Snelling Collection, DNW Auction 79, 24 September 2008, lot 3046
Briot’s Second Milled issue
Shilling, mm. anchor, signed B both sides, bust breaks inner circle, 5.71g/6h (Holt/Hewlett/Lyall, BNJ 2014, D/5; SCBI Brooker 725 -6, same dies; N 2305; S 2859). A trie weak in centre of reverse, otherwise very ne, toned £300-£400
Provenance: Bt 2010
115
Shilling, mm. anchor, bust breaks inner circle, 5.86g/6h (Holt/Hewlett/Lyall, BNJ 2014, H/8; SCBI Brooker 728, same dies; N 2305; S 2859). Faint adjustment marks, otherwise good very ne, toned £500-£700
Provenance: DNW Auction 106, 6 February 2013, lot 480; M. Gietzelt Collection, DNW Auction 195, 22 September 2021, lot 52, both recté Brooker 728
Aberystwyth mint
116
Shilling, mm. book, inner circles both sides, rev plume with short bands, 6.06g/1h (Morr. C-2; SCBI Brooker 752, same obv die; N 2331; S 2883). About very ne, toned £700-£900
Provenance: Baldwin Auction 101, 28 September 2016, lot 3241
Oxford mint
117
Shilling, 1642, mm. plume (with bands) on obv only, small well-executed bust, reads HIBER, LEG and ANG, 5.88g/4h (Morr. B-3; SCBI Brooker 924-5, same obv. die; N 2439; S 2971). Portrait rubbed and edge split, otherwise ne
£150-£200
118
Provenance: Bt S. Burkinshaw
Shilling, 1643, mm. plume (with bands) on obv only, large bust of !ne work, collar with scalloped edge, reads MAG BRIT FR and HI, 6.41g/12h (Morr. obv F, rev unpublished; SCBI Brooker 935, same obv die; N 2442; S 2972). Some die atness on portrait, otherwise very ne, reverse with gold tone £900-£1,200
Provenance: SNC January 1935 (57797); R.C. Lockett Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction, 17 October 1961, lot 4557 (part); N. Asherson Collection, Spink Auction 6, 10-11 October 1979, lot 77; ‘Haddenham’ Collection, Spink Auction 23005, 12 December 2023, lot 602 [from T. Mathews 1984]
119
Shilling, 1644, mm. plume (without bands) on obv only, smaller bust, crown with upper arch jewelled, reads PRO, ANG and LIB, 5.66g/9h (Morr. D-11; SCBI Brooker 945, same dies; N 2449; S 2975A). Good ne, full an
£400-£500
Provenance: Bt D.N. Holt [from Seaby]
120
Bristol mint
Shilling, 1643, mm. plume (with bands) on obv., Br on rev., Oxford die with bust of coarse style, Declaration ends PAR, 5.88g/12h (Morr. A-5; SCBI Brooker 991-3, same obv die; N 2494; S 3012). Edge split and scratched across centre of obverse, ne, reverse good ne £240-£300
Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction 113, 25-6 November 2021, lot 531
121
Late Declaration issues
Shilling, 1646, mm. plumelet, large tall bust of Bristol style, plumelet in front of face, Declaration reads PROT, 5.85g/9h (Morr. B-2; SCBI Brooker 1120 and 1130, same obv. die; N 2520; S 3039). Some double-striking in obverse legend, otherwise very ne, toned £2,000-£2,600
Provenance: R. Huth Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 4-7 April 1927, lot 419 (part); H.H. Snellenburg Jr Collection [from Seaby 1930]; with Spink 1965; ‘Motcomb’ Collection, Part II, Morton & Eden Auction 126, 26 April 2024, lot 108
122
Exeter mint
Shilling, 1644,mm.rose,Truro obv.die,largebustofcoarsestylewithroundedshoulder,5.75g/3h(BeslyC9;SCBIBrooker1063, same dies; N 2575; S 3085). A small striking split at 6 o'clock and a spot on reverse, otherwise very ne, toned £1,200-£1,500
Provenance: V.J.E.RyanCollection,PartII,GlendiningAuction,22-4January1952,lot1202;‘Haddenham’Collection,SpinkAuction23005,12 December 2023, lot 616 [from T. Mathews 1990]
123 Worcester or Shrewsbury mint
Shilling, 1644,mm.rose,Truro obv.die,largebustofcoarsestylewithroundedshoulder,5.26g/6h(BeslyC12;SCBIBrooker 1062, same dies; N 2575; S 3085). Old crease mark and associated small edge crack, face at, otherwise ne, toned £300-£400
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Shilling,mm.pearon rev.only !ankedbygroupsoffourpellets,bustofgoodstyle,reads MAGBRITFR and HI,5.47g/3h(AllenA-5; SCBI Brooker 1172, same dies; N 2613; S 3109). Fair but clear, very rare £600-£800
Provenance: Bt T. Owen
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Provenance: Spink Auction 265, 10 December 2019, lot 142.
Gary Oddie carefully catalogued and described all the official York shilling die combinations in the BNS Blog, 22 August 2020 Shilling,Gp1[type3],mm.lion,bustinlacecollar, rev.ovalgarnishedshield, EBOR below,5.91g/9h(Besly1E;SCBIBrooker1093, samedies;N2318;S2872). Aboutextremely ne,considerablemintbloom,mostattractive[removedfromacertiedNGCholder (5878210-003) labelled MS 61]
£1,500-£2,000
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Shilling, 1645, CR crowneddividingtrefoilofpellets,valuebelow, rev OBSCARL anddatein3lines,rosetteaboveandbelow, 5.18g/1h(Hird244;SCBIBrooker1220,samedies;N2635;S3138). Flatinplaces,otherwisevery neorbetter,attractivecabinet tone £10,000-£15,000
Provenance: H.M.LingfordCollection;Baldwin’sofStJames’sAuction40,21November2019,lot48;M.GietzeltCollection,DNWAuction195, 22 September 2021, lot 158.
CarlislewasdefendedbytheRoyalistforcesunderSirThomasGlemham(1594-1649)fromOctober1644untilthefollowingJune,whenitwas surrenderedtothecommanderoftheinvestingScottisharmy,DavidLeslie,later1stLordNewark(1601-82).Thecitywasneverassaulted,the siegebeingratherinthenatureofablockade,andthesurrenderwasbroughtaboutinpartbythescarcityoffood,andinpartbythe hopelessnessofrelief.AfterthedefeatoftheKing'sforcesatNasebyon14June1645,thegarrison,realisingthatfurtherresistancewashopeless, openednegotiationsforthesurrenderofthecity,andthedefenders,whonumberedsome700,werepermittedtomarchoutwithallthe honours of war on 25 June
Carlisle
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130 Newark
Shilling, 1646,smalljewelledcrown,4.78g/12h(Hird255-9;SCBIBrooker1225,samedies;N2640;S3143). Obverse ne,reverse fair, toned £400-£500
Pontefract
Shilling, 1648,type1,octagonal,inthenameofCharlesII,crowned CR, DVMSPIROSPERO around, rev CAROLVSSECVNDVS anddate,castle gateway, OBS toleft, PC above,muzzleofgunatright,4.58g/12h(Worby,BNSBlog22Sept.2023,PC-11;Hird279-81;SCBI Brooker 1234, same dies; N 2648; S 3150). Old crease mark and some associated weakness, about ne and toned, rare £700-£900
Provenance: Bt I. Felix 1990.
Struck between 31 January 1648/9 (O.S.) and 25 March
Commonwealth (1649-1660)
Shilling, 1649,mm.sunon obv.only,nostopsbymarkofvalue,5.92g/3h(ESC69;N2724;S3217). Raggededge,someweaknessin centre, otherwise very ne and toned, rare £800-£1,000
Provenance: Baldwin FPL Winter 2010-11 (BH 067)
Shilling, 1651,mm.sunon obv.only,5.88g/5h(ESC79;Oddie,BNSBlog30Sept.2021, thiscoinillustrated;N2724;S3217). Slightly irregular edge, about very ne £400-£500
A copy of the blog article accompanies the coin
A superb and exceptionally rare Proof Shilling, 1651
ProofShilling, 1651,mm.sunon obv.only,nostopafter THE,6.06g/6h(ESC91;Oddie,BNSBlog30Sept.2021, thiscoinillustrated; N 2724; S 3217). Struck on a broad an, extremely ne with much original brilliance, attractively toned, exceptionally rare £6,000-£8,000
Provenance: ACollectionofCoinsoftheCommonwealth,thePropertyofaGentleman,StJames’sAuction10,6-7November2008,lot480[from Baldwin]; Baldwin FPL Winter 2010-11 (BH 068).
Acopyoftheblogarticleaccompaniesthecoin.TheveryfewgenuineProofshillingsof1651,whichcanclearlybedistinguishedfromothersof ‘!nework’ofthesamedatebythecrucialomissionofthestopafter THE ontheobverse,weredoubtlesspreparedbythecoterieofhammered moneyersworkingunderDavidRamage(1615-61)atatimewhenthethreattotheirlivelihood,causedbythenewcoiningmachinerybrought from France by Pierre Blondeau (†1672) and operated by him at Drury House in the Strand, was a serious concern
An exceptionally rare 1651 Pattern Shilling by
PatternShilling, 1651,insilver,byD.Ramage,fromHalfcrowndies,mm.mullet,crossofStGeorgeonshieldwithinlaurel branches, THECOMMONWEALTHOFENGLAND, rev GAVRDEDWITHANGELES anddate,conjoinedshieldsofEnglandandIrelandwithinthe protectivearmsofawingedangel,edge !nelygrained,6.30g/6h(ESC175;Oddie,BNSBlog30Sept.2021, thiscoinillustrated;N 2734). Aboutextremely newitholdcabinettoningandadistinguishedpedigree,exceptionallyrare;probablyatotalof8specimens known of both edge types, 3 of which are in institutions £30,000-£50,000 132
Provenance: DukeofDevonshireCollection,Christie'sAuction,26-30March1844,lot141;E.WiganCollection;W.BriceCollection;H.Montagu Collection,PartIII,SothebyAuction,15-17November1896,lot710;J.G.MurdochCollection,PartII,8-13June1903,lot426;F.G.HiltonPrice Collection,PartI,SothebyAuction,17-19May1909,lot246;G.R.FrancisCollection,GlendiningAuction,24-6March1920,lot328;E.C.Carter Collection; H.K. Hepburn-Wright Collection; M. Lessen Collection, Part IV, DNW Auction 186, 21 January 2021, lot 1135 [from Spink 1964].
Acopyoftheblogarticleaccompaniesthecoin.AsprovostoftheCompanyofMoneyersworkingattheTower,DavidRamage(1615-61)was invitedtoparticipateinthecoinagetrialsheldatWhitehallon8May1651.Atthetrialsofedge-markedpieces,PierreBlondeau(†1672)exhibited some300coins,includinghalfcrowns,shillings,sixpencesandunites,struckonhismachineryatDruryHouse,Strand,butDavidRamage,having spentmoremoneythanBlondeauintheexercise,wasonlyabletoexhibitsometwodozencoinsproducedintheTower,allinsilverandwithout anyindicationoftheirfacevalue.DespiteBlondeau’sclearvictory,thegovernmentdidnothavethemoneyorpoliticalwilltofundthelargescale minting operation he proposed, which would have required an outlay of £1,400 on buildings and equipment
David Ramage, ex Duke of Devonshire
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A Pattern Shilling by Thomas Simon for Pierre Blondeau, 1651, struck at Drury House, Strand
Pattern Shilling, 1651, in silver, by T. Simon for P. Blondeau, mm. sun on obv only, cross of St George encircled by branches of palm and laurel, THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, rev GOD WITH VS, mark of value above conjoined shields of England and Ireland, edge coarsely grained, 6.05g/6h (ESC 173; Oddie, BNS Blog 30 Sept. 2021, this coin illustrated; N p.206). Extremely ne, attractive olive tone and reective elds, very rare
£5,000-£7,000
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Provenance: Slaney Collection, Spink Auction 163, 15 May 2003, lot 62.
A copy of the blog article accompanies the coin. Struck on Blondeau’s machinery at Drury House, Strand; see footnote to previous lot
Shilling, 1652, mm. sun on obv only, no stop after THE, 5.85g/1h (ESC 108 var; N 2724; S 3217). Bright from past cleaning and with some edge imperfections, otherwise very ne £400-£500
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Shilling, 1653, mm. sun on obv. only, 5.78g/3h (ESC 124; N 2724; S 3217). Edge a trie ragged, otherwise very ne, toned £400-£500
Provenance: DNW Auction 107, 20-1 March 2013, lot 366; bt G. Newson
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Shilling, 1654, mm. sun on obv. only, 6.03g/6h (ESC 137; N 2724; S 3217). Edge a trie ragged, otherwise very ne and toned, rare £500-£700
Provenance: DNW Auction 106, 6 February 2013, lot 549; bt CNG
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Shilling, 1655,mm.sunon obv.only,nostopafter ENGLAND,5.49g/6h(ESC145;N2724;S3217). Remainsofsurfacedeposit, ne, rare £180-£220
Provenance: From the ‘Commonwealth’ St Paul’s (London) Find, 1995; Baldwin Auction 14, 13-14 October 1997, lot 562
138 Shilling, 1656, mm. sun on obv. only, 5.58g/4h (ESC 150; N 2724; S 3217). Fine
Provenance: Bt Baldwin 2002
139 Shilling, 1657, mm. sun on obv. only, 5.70g/12h (ESC 158; N 2724; S 3217). Fair, an extremely rare date
Provenance: Bt S. Mitchell 1989
£150-£200
£400-£500
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Shilling, 1658/7/6,mm.anchoron obv.only, G over D in ENGLAND,5.75g/7h(ESC168var.;Oddie,BNSBlog6Aug.2021, thiscoin; N 2725; S 3218). Good ne and toned, extremely rare
£1,500-£2,000
Provenance: DNWAuction85,17March2010,lot488;CNGe247,12January2011(778);CNGAuction90(Lancaster,PA),23May2012,lot 2632.
A copy of the blog article accompanies the coin
Shilling, 1660,mm.anchoron obv.only,5.98g/4h(ESC170;N2725;S3218). Good neandtoned,veryrare[removedfroma certied NGC holder (6675048-001) labelled XF 45]
£1,000-£1,500
Provenance: DNW Auction 106, 6 February 2013, lot 551; with N. Mills; bt G. Newson September 2023
Shilling, 1658, 6.03g/6h (Lessen J28; ESC 254; N 2747; S 3228). Brilliant and practically mint state, fully reective elds, deeply toned £4,000-£5,000 142
Provenance: Bt K. Bayford
Shilling, 1658,5.99g/6h(LessenJ28;ESC254,andp.31,note;N2747;S3228). Asmallswancountermarkunderthebust,brightfrom past cleaning, otherwise very ne [removed from a certied NGC holder (3353488-003), labelled VF Details] £900-£1,200
ThemarkisapparentlythatofmerchantoperatinginEurope–previoussalecataloguesindicateeitherLowCountriesorSwitzerland.Atleast four other specimens have appeared on the London market since 2009
Oliver Cromwell
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An extremely rare Cromwell Shilling struck by Johann Sigismund Tanner for Richard Arundell, Master of the Mint, in 1738
Shilling, 1658, by J.S. Tanner [struck in 1738], in silver, on a thick !an, no berries on wreath, no &C in legend, 8 in date over a smaller 8, edge plain, 10.03g/12h (Lessen K34; ESC 257; N 2747 (ii) (b)). Extremely ne and deeply toned, extremely rare £15,000-£20,000
Provenance: Judy Mair Collection, DNW Auction 131, 10 June 2015, lot 197
Charles II (1660-1685)
First Hammered issue
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Shilling, mm. crown on obv only, no stop after REGNO, large harp, 5.94g/11h (ESC 272; N 2762; S 3308). Tiny edge nick by R of REX, about very ne, reverse better, toned, scarce £1,000-£1,500
Provenance: Bt L. Bennett 2008
Second Hammered issue
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Shilling, mm. crown on obv only, reads BR FR ET HI, 5.94g/3h (ESC 293; N 2763; S 3314). Obverse good ne, reverse about very ne, toned £700-£900
Provenance: R.C. Lockett Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-17 October 1956, lot 2623; N. Asherson Collection, Spink Auction 6, 11 October 1979, lot 160; Spink Auction 196, 24-5 September 2008, lot 911
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Third Hammered issue
Shilling, mm. crown, reads BRIT FR ET HIB, no stops by obv mm., 5.76g/4h (ESC 308; N 2764; S 3322). Small edge split, ne, full an, light grey tone £240-£300
Provenance: A Collection of English Hammered Silver Coins, DNW Auction 82, 18 June 2009, lot 334
Milled coinage
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Shilling, 1663, !rst bust, 7 harp strings, 6.04g/6h (ESC 500; S 3371). About extremely ne, much residual brilliance, lightly toned £1,000-£1,500
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Shilling, 1663, !rst bust, reads GARTIA, 5 harp strings, 5.92g/6h (ESC 503; S 3371). Obverse edge nick at 4 o’clock and other surface marks, otherwise good ne and toned, extremely rare £800-£1,000
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Pattern Shilling [or Farthing], 1663, in copper, unsigned [by J. Roettiers], !rst bust variety right, CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA, rev MAG BR FRA ET HI REX, crowned rose, thistle, lis and harp arranged cruciformly, harp with 7 strings, interlinked Cs at centre, date between two crowns, edge grained, 5.68g/7h (ESC 562; BMC 488). A hint of original colour on reverse, very ne and very rare £600-£800
Provenance: Baldwin Auction 52, 25 September 2007, lot 393.
Although this coin, and other regal issues of that date, was produced on new machinery at the Mint by Pierre Blondeau, the artist responsible was John Roettiers, not Blondeau himself as implied in ESC. Bearing the !rst bust variety of the King, they are presumed to have been struck late in the year, perhaps when the idea of a coinage of regal copper farthings was being mooted, although if so, the idea came to naught
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Shilling, 1666, !rst bust variety, elephant below, harp with 5 strings, with stop after HIB, 5.95g/6h (ESC 507 var.; S 3373). Very ne and toned, very rare [removed from a certied NGC holder (2118473-021) labelled XF 45] £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: SNC November 1991 (7398); Sir John Wheeler Collection, CNG Keystone Auction 5, 13 October 2021, lot 7
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Shilling, 1666, Guinea head, elephant below, harp with 5 strings, 5.85g/6h (ESC 509; S 3374). Obverse fair, reverse about ne, extremely rare £1,200-£1,500
Provenance: Baldwin FPL Winter 2008 (BM 065); Baldwin Auction 83, 24 September 2013, lot 4339
Shilling, 1668, second bust, stop after II, harp with 7 strings, 5.95g/6h (ESC 511; S 3375). Good ne, toned £100-£150
Shilling, 1669/6, !rst bust variety, harp with 8 strings, 5.72g/6h (ESC 515; S 3372). Obverse fair, reverse mediocre and with light pitting, portrait and overdate clear, excessively rare £1,000-£2,000 154 An excessively rare 1669 Shilling
Provenance: H.A. Parsons Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-13 May 1954, lot 549 (part); Lord Hamilton Collection, Spink Auction 3, 21 February 1979, lot 82 [from Spink July 1959]; P. Pywell-Phillips Collection, Spink Auction 258, 30-1 October 2018, lot 58.
These excessively rare coins, of which the !nest extant is believed to be the Manville/Woodhouse specimen, all appear to have been struck from the same pair of dies
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Shilling, 1670, second bust, harp with 8 strings, 5.57g/6h (ESC 517; S 3375). About ne
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£90-£120
Shilling, 1671, second bust, no stop after HIB, harp with 8 strings, 5.93g/6h (ESC 517; S 3375). Obverse ne but stain behind King’s head, reverse good ne, toned £120-£150
Provenance: Bt P. Wincott
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Shilling, 1672, second bust, harp with 5 strings, 5.90g/6h (ESC 521; S 3375). About very ne
Provenance: Bt P. Wincott
£300-£360
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Shilling, 1673, second bust, no stop after HIB, E in ET over R, harp with 4 strings, 5.89g/6h (ESC 524; S 3375). French arms weak, otherwise good ne and toned, rare £140-£180
Provenance: Bt K. Bayford
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Shilling, 1674, second bust, plume below and in centre of rev., no stop after HIB, harp with 6 strings, 5.96g/6h (ESC 526; Oddie, BNS Blog 18 Jan. 2023, p.2, this coin illustrated; S 3376). Good ne and toned, rare
£400-£600
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A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin
Shilling, 1674, second bust variety, plume in centre of rev., no stop after HIB, harp with 6 strings, 5.98g/6h (ESC 528; Oddie, BNS Blog 18 Jan. 2023, p.2, this coin illustrated; S 3377). Very ne, attractive olive tone, extremely rare
£4,000-£5,000
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Provenance: A Gentleman’s Collection of English Silver Coins, Spink Auction 22117, 27 June 2022, lot 969.
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin
Shilling, 1675/3, third bust, no stop after HIB, harp with 5 strings, 5.90g/6h (ESC 531; S 3380). Bright from past cleaning, ne, rare £300-£400
Provenance: ‘L’Abbaye’ Collection, Spink Auction 21006, 7 July 2021, lot 244
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Shilling, 1675, second bust, plume below and in centre of rev., no stop after HIB, harp with 5 strings, 5.92g/6h (ESC 532; S 3376). Good ne and toned, rare £700-£900
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Shilling, 1676/5, second bust, harp with 6 strings, 5.84g/6h (ESC 539; Oddie, BNS Blog 18 Jan. 2023, p.1, this coin illustrated; S 3375). Fine £90-£120
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin
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Shilling, 1676, second bust variety, harp with 4 strings, 5.94g/6h (ESC –; cf Oddie, BNS Blog 18 Jan. 2023, !g. 1, same dies; S 3375 var.). Obverse ne, reverse good ne, dark tone, extremely rare £150-£200
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin
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Pattern Shilling [or Farthing], 1676, in pewter, unsigned [by J. Roettiers], mule of two revs., MAG BR FRA ET HI REX, crowned rose, thistle, lis and harp arranged cruciformly, harp with 7 strings, interlinked Cs at centre, date divided by crown, rev similar, date between two crowns, edge plain, 7.23g/12h (ESC 565; BMC 490). Die aw in rst quarter of obverse in advanced stage, about extremely ne, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000
Provenance: SNC May 2010 (MC 3607)
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Shilling, 1677, second bust, harp with 6 strings, 6.00g/6h (ESC 542; S 3375). Adjustment marks on drapery (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise very ne, reverse with pleasing olive tone
Provenance: Bt S.R. Porter
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Shilling, 1678, second bust, harp with 5 strings, 5.60g/6h (ESC 543; S 3375). Obverse fair, reverse about ne, rare
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£300-£400
£80-£100
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Shilling, 1679, second bust, harp with 5 strings, 5.93g/6h (ESC 545; S 3375). Some surface marks on obverse and bright from past cleaning, otherwise good ne, reverse very ne £200-£260
Shilling, 1680, second bust, 5.38g/6h (ESC 551; S 3375). Worn but extremely rare
Provenance: Bt G. Monk.
Coins of this date bear either 5 or 6 harp strings
£50-£70
Shilling, 1681/0, second bust, A over A and L over I in CAROLVS, harp with 5 strings, 5.69g/6h (ESC 553-4; S 3375). Fair to ne, dark tone, very rare £240-£300
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Shilling, 1681/0,secondbustvariety,elephantandcastlebelowbust,harpwith4strings,5.50g/6h(ESC555;S3379). Mediocre, extremely rare £1,000-£1,500
Provenance: H.A.ParsonsCollection,PartII,GlendiningAuction,11-13May1954,lot555;E.R.Jackson-KentCollection,GlendiningAuction,26 May1965,lot153;G.T.PearceCollection;withBaldwin1978;R.A.ShuttlewoodCollection, SNC April2001(MS0794);LordStewartby Collection, Part IV, Spink Auction 246, 28 April 2017, lot 1965
172 Shilling, 1682/1, second bust, harp with 5 strings, 5.64g/6h (ESC 556; S 3375). Obverse fair, reverse about ne, very rare £200-£300
Provenance: CNG Auction 43 (Lancaster, PA), 24 September 1997, lot 2991
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Shilling, 1683, fourth bust, harp with 6 strings, 5.81g/6h (ESC 558; S 3381). A trie weak on French arms, otherwise very ne, rare £400-£500
Provenance: Baldwin FPL Summer 2011 (BM 112); bt Baldwin 2014
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Shilling, 1684,fourthbust,harpwith6strings,6.03g/6h(ESC559;S3381). Lightsurfacemarksonobverse,otherwisevery neand toned £400-£500
James II (1685-1688)
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Shilling, 1685,largeGarterstaron rev.,harpwith5strings,6.08g/6h(ESC760;S3410). Lighthaymarkingandbrightfrompast cleaning, otherwise very ne £300-£400
Provenance: Bt C. Narbeth
An excessively rare 1685 plume Shilling
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Shilling, 1685, plume in centre of rev., harp with 5 strings, 5.61g/6h (ESC 763; S 3411). Mediocre, excessively rare
£1,000-£1,500
Provenance: Found as part of a hoard of two coins, along with a William III shilling, underneath an apple tree in Shoscombe (Somerset), 2019; DNW Auction 189, 10 March 2021, lot 585.
The type remained unpublished until 1951, and even now less than 10 specimens are known
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Shilling, 1686, harp with 6 strings, 5.99g/6h (ESC 765; S 3410). About extremely ne, slate-grey tone
Provenance: J. Fox Collection, CNG Auction 94 (Lancaster, PA), 18 September 2013, lot 1966; bt G. Newson
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£1,000-£1,500
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Shilling, 1687/6, G over A in MAG, harp with 7 strings, 6.08g/6h (ESC 770 var.; S 3410). Cut on drapery and associated surface marks on reverse, bright from past cleaning, otherwise about extremely ne, rare
£800-£1,000
Provenance: Bt Colin Cooke Ltd 2011
Shilling, 1688/7, harp with 5 strings, 5.96g/6h (ESC 772; S 3410). Obverse with surface corrosion and reverse with scratch in rst quarter, otherwise good ne £100-£150
Provenance: Bt 2017
William and Mary (1688-1694)
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Shilling, 1693/0, stop after GRATIA and REGINA, harp with 5 strings, 5.65g/6h (ESC 867a-868 and var.; S 3437). Fine and toned, rare £100-£150
William III (1694-1702)
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Shilling, 1695, !rst bust, harp with 4 strings, 6.02g/6h (ESC 1103; S 3497). Extremely ne, considerable mint bloom, attractive £400-£500
Provenance: A Gentleman’s Collection of English Silver Coins, Spink Auction 22117, 27 June 2022, lot 992
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Shilling, 1696, !rst bust, harp with 6 strings, struck on a broad (28mm) planchet, 6.00g/6h (ESC 1104; S 3497). Test snick in obverse edge at 1 o’clock, otherwise ne, grey tone, unusual
£30-£40
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Shilling, 1697, !rst bust, reads GVLELMVS, harp with 4 strings, 5.55g/6h (ESC 1123; S 3497). Mediocre, the error clear, very rare
£100-£150
184
Provenance: Bt D.H. Morley
An extremely rare 1698 Proof Shilling
Proof Shilling, 1698, third bust variety, harp with 5 strings, edge plain, 7.65g/6h (ESC 1137; S 3511). Usual extended die aws on reverse, triing obverse surface marks, otherwise extremely ne and deeply toned with sharp rims, extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Provenance: H.E. Manville Collection; SNC February 2000 (224); Baldwin FPL Summer 2009 (BM 059); bt Baldwin 2011
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Shilling, 1699, fourth bust, harp with 6 strings, 6.04g/6h (ESC 1142; S 3515). Good very ne, attractively toned
Provenance: A Gentleman’s Collection of English Silver Coins, Spink Auction 22117, 27 June 2022, lot 1010
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£800-£1,000
Shilling, 1699, !fth bust, stop after HIB, harp with 5 strings, 6.07g/6h (ESC 1147; S 3516). Light surface marks, otherwise good very ne with underlying brilliance, toned £600-£800
Provenance: S. Lawrence Collection, DNW Auction 160, 5-6 June 2019, lot 437; DNW Auction 184, 3 November 2020, lot 76; bt G. Newson
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Shilling, 1700, !fthbust,circularnumeralsindate,harpwith5strings,5.98g/6h(ESC1152;S3516). Extremely newith considerable. mint bloom, peripheral toning £400-£500
Provenance: Bt S.R. Porter
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Shilling, 1700, !fthbust,plumebelow,harpwith6strings,5.38g/5h(ESC1154;S3519). InitialsI.P.stampedonbust,mediocre, excessively rare £900-£1,200
Provenance: Noonans Auction 278, 19-20 September 2023, lot 357
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Shilling, 1701, !fthbust,harpwith6strings,5.95g/5h(ESC1155;S3516). Minorsurfacemarksonreverse,otherwisegoodvery ne, dark-toned £400-£500
Provenance: Glendining Auction, 30 October 1974, lot 309 (part); S. Lawrence Collection, DNW Auction 160, 5-6 June 2019, lot 442
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Shilling, 1701, !fthbust,plumesinangles,harpwith7strings,5.76g/6h(ESC1157;S3517). Portrait atandlighttraceofmounting on edge, otherwise fair, rare £40-£50
Anne (1702-1714)
191 Shilling, 1702, !rst bust, harp with 6 strings, 5.94g/6h (ESC 1385; S 3583). Good ne, toned £150-£200
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Shilling, 1703,secondbust, VIGO below,harpwith6strings,6.03g/6h(ESC1388;Oddie,BNSBlog27May2023,R6.7, thiscoin;S 3586). Light surface marks, otherwise good very ne, toned £300-£400
Provenance: P. Pywell-Phillips Collection, Spink Auction 258, 30-1 October 2018, lot 219 [from J. Collins].
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin
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Shilling, 1704, second bust, harp with 6 strings, 6.09g/6h (ESC 1389; S 3587). Some porosity on portrait and reverse with tiny metal faults in quarters, otherwise good very ne and attractively toned, extremely rare £2,000-£2,600
Provenance: A Gentleman’s Collection of English Silver Coins, Spink Auction 22117, 27 June 2022, lot 1020
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Shilling, 1704, second bust, plumes in angles, harp with 6 strings, 5.83g/6h (ESC 1390; S 3588). Portrait at, reverse about ne, toned, rare £60-£80
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Shilling, 1705, second bust, roses and plumes in angles, harp with 6 strings, 5.73g/6h (ESC 1393; S 3589). Portrait at, reverse about ne £40-£60
196
Shilling, 1708, third bust, harp with 6 strings, 6.03g/6h (ESC 1399; S 3610). Some minor haymarking, otherwise extremely ne with considerable mint bloom, peripheral toning £400-£500
197
Shilling, 1709E*, Edinburgh local bust 5, narrow shields, harp with 6 strings, 5.88g/6h (ESC 1444; S 3615). Light die aw in second quarter of reverse, very ne and toned, a hint of original brilliance £500-£700
Provenance: A Gentleman’s Collection of English Silver Coins, Spink Auction 22117, 27 June 2022, lot 1034
198
Shilling, 1710, fourth bust, roses and plumes, harp with 6 strings, 5.86g/6h (ESC 1405; S 3617). Graffiti on bust, otherwise ne, scarce £40-£50
199
Shilling, 1711, fourth bust, harp with 6 strings, 6.00g/6h (ESC 1408; S 3618). Good ne, toned
200
£40-£60
Shilling, 1712, fourth bust, roses and plumes, harp with 6 strings, 6.04g/6h (ESC 1410; S 3617). Light an ecking on reverse and bright from past cleaning, otherwise good very ne £240-£300
Provenance: M. Lessen Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 168, 29 January 2020, lot 974 [from Empire Coin Co 1965]; bt K. Bayford
George I (1714-1727)
201
Shilling, 1715, !rst bust, roses and plumes, harp with 10 strings, 6.06g/6h (ESC 1560; S 3645). Some light an ecking, otherwise about extremely ne and toned £500-£700
202
Shilling, 1716, !rst bust, roses and plumes, harp with 9 strings, 6.02g/6h (ESC 1562; S 3645). Bright from past cleaning, otherwise very ne, rare £400-£500
Provenance: Noonans Auction 257, 13-14 July 2022, lot 178
203
Shilling, 1723, !rst bust, SS C in angles, harp with 6 strings, 6.05g/6h (ESC 1586; S 3647). About extremely ne, reverse better and with some original brilliance £240-£300
Provenance: Bt 2014
204
Shilling, 1723, second bust, SS C in angles, harp with 6 strings, 6.03g/6h (ESC 1591; S 3648). Obverse very ne and dark-toned, reverse extremely ne £240-£300
Provenance: Noonans Auction 274, 7-8 June 2023, lot 279
205
Shilling, 1723, second bust, W C C below, plume and interlinked Cs in angles, harp with 7 strings, 5.91g/6h (ESC 1592; Oddie, BNS Blog 20 Sept. 2024, O2/R23; S 3650). About ne, rare £340-£400
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin
206
Shilling, 1724, second bust, roses and plumes, harp with 7 strings, 5.97g/6h (ESC 1594; S 3649). Extremely ne with most attractive rainbow tone £700-£900
207
Shilling, 1724, second bust, W C C below, plume and interlinked Cs in angles, harp with 7 strings, 6.04g/6h (ESC 1595; Oddie, BNS Blog 20 Sept. 2024, O3.1/R24-1; S 3650). From the obverse die without aw behind head, pierced, plugged and mounted, otherwise fair, rare £80-£100
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin
208
Shilling, 1724, second bust, W C C below, plume and interlinked Cs in angles, harp with 6 strings, 6.04g/6h (ESC 1595; Oddie, BNS Blog 20 Sept. 2024, O3.2/R24-2; S 3650). Light die aw behind head, high points of bust rubbed, otherwise very ne, light grey tone, rare
£3,000-£4,000
209
Provenance: SNC November 1998 (6967); ‘L’Abbaye’ Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 24005, 26 September 2024, lot 373.
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin
Shilling, 1725, second bust, roses and plumes, harp with 6 strings, 6.02g/6h (ESC 1597; S 3649). Obverse good ne, reverse very ne and toned £180-£220
210
Shilling, 1725, second bust, W C C below, plume and interlinked Cs in angles, reads A : TH, harp with 6 strings, 6.05g/6h (ESC 1596; Oddie, BNS Blog 20 Sept. 2024, O4/R25; S 3650). Good very ne and toned, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction 113, 25-6 November 2021, lot 562.
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin
211
Shilling, 1726, second bust, W C C below, plume and interlinked Cs in angles, harp with 6 strings, 6.05g/6h (ESC 1604; Oddie, BNS Blog 20 Sept. 2024, O4/R26, this coin illustrated; S 3650). Light surface marks on obverse, about extremely ne and toned, reverse better, very rare [removed from a certied NGC holder (5880344-001) labelled AU 58]
£4,000-£5,000
Provenance: SNC March 1960 (2773); H.E. Manville Collection, Spink Auction 9, 4 June 1980, lot 278; with Spink Australia; D. Spencer Collection; with A. Bryant; bt CNG November 2021.
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin; the reference to Spink auction 3 in it should be ignored, as that coin was lot 1321 in the recent Schneider sale
212
Shilling, 1727, second bust, roses and plumes, no stops on obv., harp with 7 strings, 5.82g/6h (ESC 1607; S 3649). Harshly cleaned, obverse fair, reverse ne, extremely rare £300-£400
Provenance: Bt W.B. Goulborn 2009
George II (1727-1760)
213
Shilling, 1727, plumes in angles, harp with 7 strings, 5.78g/6h (ESC 1694; S 3697). Fair
Provenance: With Seaby 1974; bt P.A. Rayner
214
£40-£50
215
Shilling, 1727, roses and plumes, harp with 7 strings, 6.03g/6h (ESC 1695; S 3698). Extremely ne and virtually as struck, attractively toned £800-£1,000
Provenance: SNC May 1974 (4480); S. Lawrence Collection, DNW Auction 160, 5-6 June 2019, lot 453
Shilling, 1731, roses and plumes, crowns with double pearls in bands, harp with 6 strings, 6.02g/6h (ESC 1703; S 3698). About very ne £100-£150
Provenance: Bt P.A. Rayner
216
Shilling, 1732, roses and plumes, crowns with single pearls in bands, harp with 8 strings, 5.98g/6h (ESC 1705; S 3698). Fine, toned £80-£100
Provenance: Bt Boston (Lincs) Collectors Centre, 1979
217
Shilling, 1734, roses and plumes, harp with 9 strings, 5.96g/6h (ESC 1706; S 3700). Good ne
The Shilling that started it all...
£80-£100
218
Shilling, 1736/5, roses and plumes, no pearls in crowns, harp with 8 strings, 6.02g/6h (ESC 1710; S 3700). Bright from past cleaning, otherwise about very ne; the very rst Shilling acquired by Gary Oddie £120-£150
Provenance: Bt J. Bridgeman 1978
219
Shilling, 1737, roses and plumes, harp with 10 strings, 5.99g/6h (ESC 1711; S 3700). Extremely ne and attractively toned [removed from a certied PCGS holder (616079.58/3495033), labelled AU 58] £500-£700
Provenance: St James’s Auction 28, 24 June 2014, lot 246
220
Shilling, 1739, roses in angles, normal Garter Star, harp with 8 strings, 6.04g/6h (ESC 1713; S 3701). Good very ne, dark-toned [removed from a certied CGS-UK holder (22264), labelled EF 70]
£150-£200
221
Provenance: Bt 2016
Shilling, 1741, roses in angles, smaller Garter Star, harp with 7 strings, 6.03g/6h (ESC 1717; S 3701). Light haymarking on reverse and bright from past cleaning, otherwise good very ne
£120-£150
Shilling, 1743/1, roses in angles, harp with 8 strings, 5.90g/6h (ESC 1721; S 3702). About ne, rare £40-£60
Shilling, 1745, LIMA below bust, harp with 7 strings, 5.99g/6h (ESC 1724; S 3703). Very ne, toned £80-£100 223
224
Shilling, 1746, LIMA below bust, harp with 7 strings, 6.02g/6h (ESC 1725; S 3703). Good very ne, grey tone [removed from a certied NGC holder (2792760-003), labelled AU 55] £150-£200
Provenance: Bt D.F. Sedwick 2014
225
Proof Shilling, 1746, plain angles, harp with 8 strings, edge plain, 6.15g/6h (ESC 1727; S 3704). Usual small die aws in upper angles of reverse, brilliant mint state, deeply toned, rare £1,200-£1,500
Provenance: Bt K. Bayford
226
Shilling, 1747/6,rosesinangles,harpwith7strings,6.06g/6h(ESC–;Oddie,BNSBlog4Nov.2022,R5, thiscoinillustrated; cf.S 3702). Some haymarking on bust and minor surface marks, otherwise good very ne, scarce
£180-£220
227
A copy of the relevant pages from the blog article accompany the coin
Shilling, 1747,rosesinangles,harpwith8strings,6.01g/6h(ESC1728;Oddie,BNSBlog4Nov.2022,R4, thiscoinillustrated;S 3702). About extremely ne, toned £280-£320
Provenance: SNC June 1966 (3551); G.F. Snelling Collection, DNW Auction 79, 24 September 2008, lot 3167.
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin
228 Shilling, 1751, harp with 7 strings, 6.02g/6h (ESC 1733; S 3704). Bright from past cleaning, otherwise good ne, rare
229
£120-£150
230
Shilling, 1758,harpwith8strings,6.07g/6h(ESC1734;S3704). Areaofhaymarkingonlowerneck,otherwiseextremely newith underlying mint bloom, attractively toned £200-£300
George III (1760-1820)
Pre-1816 issues
Shilling, 1763,harpwith8strings,5.98g/6h(ESC2124;S3742). Triinghairlines,otherwisebrilliantandpracticallyasstruck, attractively toned £1,000-£1,500
Provenance: SNC February 2000 (233)
231
Pattern Shilling, 1764, in silver, unsigned [by R. Yeo], laureate bust right of !ne work, three curls on the shoulder, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, rev M B F ET H REX F D B ET L S R I A T ET E and date, crowned cruciform shields, harp with 7 strings, edge plain, 5.57g/12h (ESC 2164; ‘Selig’ 1218; S p.459). Light spotting on reverse, otherwise brilliant mint state, very rare [removed from a certied PCGS holder (1004431.63/90059185), labelled PR 63] £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Bt S. Lockett 2005
232
Pattern Shilling, 1778, in silver, unsigned [by R. Yeo], older laureate bust right, three curls behind shoulder, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, rev M B F ET H REX F D B ET L S R I A T ET E and date, crowned cruciform shields, harp with 7 strings, edge plain, 6.38g/6h (ESC 2167; ‘Selig’ 1219; S p.459). Triing spots, otherwise brilliant mint state, very rare [removed from a certied NGC holder (5879457-006), labelled PF 63] £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Baldwin Auction 103, 6 October 2021, lot 124
233
Shilling, 1787/6, no hearts, no stops at date, harp with 7 strings, 6.02g/12h (ESC 2128; S 3745). Some an ecking on upper obverse, otherwise about very ne £60-£80
The 1787-dated shillings were a private venture of the Bank of England intended to please favoured customers, not as a circulating medium of exchange. The ubiquity of surviving high-grade specimens and the long retention of them in the Bank of England’s vaults are consistent with their distribution on a small scale (Manville and Gaspar, BNJ 2004, p.91). For the rational ordering of this series, see the article by them
234
Shilling, 1787/6, no hearts, no stops at date, harp with 7 strings, 6.01g/12h (ESC 2128; S 3745). Some an ecking on upper obverse, otherwise about very ne, toned £60-£80
Provenance: Bt R.J. Everitt 2005
235
Shilling, 1787, no hearts, stops by date, no stop over head, harp with 7 strings, 6.03g/12h (ESC 2133; S 3744). Light scratches in obverse eld and a spot to left of 1 of date, otherwise about extremely ne £90-£120
Provenance: Bt D.H. Morley 2008
236
Shilling, 1787, no hearts, stops by date, no stop over head, harp with 7 strings, 6.01g/12h (ESC 2133; S 3744). Very ne £50-£70
237
Shilling, 1787, no hearts, no stops on obv., stops by date, harp with 7 strings, 6.01g/12h (ESC 2138; S 3745A). Very ne with pleasing grey tone and underlying brilliance, very rare £600-£800
Provenance: Henry Hardcastle (Silversmiths and Pawnbrokers) of York Collection, Spink Auction 20106, 10 November 2020, lot 2733
238
Shilling, 1787, no hearts, stops by date, harp with 7 strings, 6.04g/12h (ESC 2125; S 3743). Light die aw across hair, some scratches on King’s face and light an ecking, otherwise about extremely ne, peripheral toning £50-£70
239
Shilling, 1787, no hearts, stops by date, harp with 6 strings, 6.02g/12h (ESC 2125; S 3743). Light scratches on King’s face, otherwise about extremely ne, some peripheral toning £50-£70
240
Shilling, 1787, with hearts, 1 over inverted 1 in date, harp with 6 strings, 6.02g/12h (ESC 2131; S 3746). About extremely ne, irregular toning but retaining underlying brilliance, rare [removed from a certied NGC holder (2039166-026), labelled MS 62] £90-£120
241
Shilling, 1787, with hearts, harp with 7 strings, 6.01g/12h (ESC 2129; S 3746). Good very ne
£30-£40
242
Shilling, 1787, with hearts, R over R in REX, harp with 7 strings, 5.96g/12h (cf ESC 2129; S 3746). Small metal fault on King’s chin, otherwise good ne, toned £30-£40
243
Pattern or Trial Shilling, 1787, in silver, unsigned [by L. Pingo], laureate and cuirassed bust right, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, rev M B F ET H REX F D B ET L S R I A T ET E and date, crowned cruciform shields, with hearts, harp with 7 strings, edge diagonally raised, 26mm, 6.03g/12h (DNW 171, 248, same dies; cf ESC 2129; S 3746). Distinct margin between legend and rim, good very ne and toned, probably very rare £300-£400
Provenance: Bt W.B.. Goulborn 2010.
The late owner’s ticket suggests this may be a pattern, although perhaps trial would be better terminology as the lettering is of the usual !sh-tail type
244
Specimen Shilling, 1787, with hearts, harp with 7 strings, edge plain, 5.82g/12h (ESC 2172; Eimer 85; ‘Selig’ 1220; S 3746). Old minor grazes in obverse eld, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, deeply toned, very rare £1,400-£1,800
One of the coins intended for the sets prepared by Lewis Pingo for Bank of England and other interested officials in September 1787 (Manville, BNJ 2004, pp.90-1)
245
A celebrated ‘Dorrien and Magens’ Shilling, 1798
Shilling, 1798, the so-called ‘Dorrien and Magens’ type, laureate bust right in armour, stop after GRATIA, rev cruciform squaretopped shields, crowns in angles, with hearts, 6.03g/12h (ESC 2139; Eimer 101; ‘Selig’ 1223; S 3747). Extremely ne and attractively toned, extremely rare [removed from a certied NGC holder (1846794-003) labelled MS 63] £15,000-£20,000
Provenance: ‘Cheshire’ Collection, Goldberg Auction (Beverly Hills), 30 May-1 June 2005, lot 2433; bt I. Goldbart 2006.
Silver had been in short supply during the Napoleonic wars, and as the price of it generally remained higher than the coinage rate of 62 shillings per pound no silver came in to the Mint, but in early 1798 the price of silver dipped to 60 shillings a pound. Accordingly, a group of London city bankers decided to exercise their right to bring in silver to sell, and 9,895 lbs was brought in in tranches over the following months, enough to produce over 600,000 shillings. The vociferous spokesperson of the group was Magens Dorrien Magens (1761-1849), a partner of the banking !rm Dorrien Magens, Mello, Martin and Harrison, 22 Finch Lane, Cornhill. Work started at the Mint to convert the bullion into shillings dated 1798, but the Privy Council Committee on Coin, headed by Lord Liverpool, put a stop to more silver bullion coming in and the issue of the coins was embargoed on 9 May, with half of the silver yet to be assayed. Liverpool was worried about the impact of releasing shillings upon the "ow of gold, which would no doubt be exchanged for the new silver to then be melted down as gold bullion, and hence leave the country. The bankers protested, and payment was eventually granted as exchequer bills after 20 July, by which time they were out of pocket from the loss of interest on the money tied up in embargoed silver, with eventual payment of the same settled on 24 August. The unassayed silver was then melted, along with perhaps as many as 30,000 coins, and reformed as bars, but these bars were not delivered to the Bank of England vault until July 1799 (Dyer and Gaspar (BNJ 1982, pp.198-214). An accounting discrepancy in the 1799 Mint records suggest that up to 285 coins had gone astray in the months they had lain idle, but perhaps today there are only 25 pieces known, a few of which would appear to have seen some circulation.
In an interesting footnote to Magens, his great-great grandson, Thomas Dorrien, contributed further biographical detail (SNC June 1993, p.152), revealing that the silver was inherited from Magens’ uncle, Nicholas Magens (1697-1764), who had made a fortune from a privateering expedition led by Lord Anson in 1745
246
AYRSHIRE, Ayr, William Fullarton, Pattern Shilling, 1799, in silver, by J. Milton, bust of Prince of Wales left, no cud under bust, rev crowned cruciform shields displayed correctly, unbroken label of difference on impaled Scottish arms, no "aws, edge plain, 4.36g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2002, p.154, !g. 5; DH 5 bis II). Minor scratches in front of face, otherwise virtually as struck and deeply toned, rare, an original striking £300-£360
Provenance: ‘Gregory’ Collection [Baldwin ‘Basement’], Part I, Baldwin Auction 44, 2 May 2006, lot 556.
Col. William Fullarton (1754-1808), lawyer and diplomat, Whig MP successively for Haddington, Horsham and Ayrshire, 1787-1803, was a personal friend of the Prince of Wales (the future George IV). In January 1799 he secured the Prince’s tacit approval for a coinage of silver and copper ostensibly to circulate for the bene!t of the Troon Canal Co in Ayrshire. On Fullarton’s behalf the coin dealer Matthew Young engaged the medallist John Milton to make dies for a shilling, but Young had inadvertently advised his coin collecting client, Sarah Sophia Banks, sister of Sir Joseph Banks, a prominent member of the Privy Council Committee on Coin, what was planned. Although some shillings were made in February 1799 and Fullarton defended his venture by stating that the coins did not bear the portrait of the monarch, the Privy Council persuaded him to drop his scheme in July (Dykes, BNJ 2002, pp.149-163)
247
An excessively rare Pattern Shilling, 1816
PatternShilling[orSovereign],insilver,byT.Wyon,undated[1816],laureatebustright, GEORGIUSIIIDEIGRATIA, rev BRITANNIARVMREX FIDEIDEFENSOR,crownedgarnishedshield,edgegrained,5.65g/12h(ESC2182;‘Selig’1169, thiscoin). Virtuallyasstruck,darkgreytone, excessively rare; probably only 4 or 5 specimens known £5,000-£7,000
Provenance: H.CohnCollection,PartII,SpinkAuction131,2March1999,lot1169[fromSeabyFebruary1977];‘Bentley’Collection,PartIII, Baldwin Auction 79, 8 May 2013, lot 933
248 Shilling, 1816, 5.61g/12h (ESC 2140; S 3790). Good extremely ne, toned £120-£150
249 Shilling, 1817, high 7 in date, 5.68g/12h (ESC 2145; S 3790). Brilliant and virtually as struck
250
£150-£200
251
Shilling, 1817,normal7indate, R over E in GEOR and R over B in BRITT,5.68g/12h(ESC2148var.;S3790). Somerimcompressionson obverse, otherwise good very ne, very rare £300-£400
Provenance: London Coins Auction 147 (Bracknell), 6-7 December 2014, lot 3065
ProofShilling, 1817,normal7indate,edgeplain,5.71g/12h(ESC2149;S3790). Someobversehairlines,otherwisebrilliantand virtually as struck, very rare £1,000-£1,500
Provenance: Bt Colin Cooke Ltd 2013
252
Shilling, 1818,re-cutdate,second8high,5.67g/12h(ESC2151;S3790). ToningmarkbehindKing’shead,otherwiseextremely ne, retaining much brilliance £120-£150
Provenance: Bt 2013
253 Shilling, 1819, 5.65g/12h (ESC 2152; S 3790). Bright appearance, good extremely ne £90-£120
Shilling, 1820,5.69g/12h(ESC2152;S3790). Obverseproof-likeandalmostcertainlystruckfromaProofdie,brilliantandvirtuallyas struck, sharp rims, most attractive [removed from a certied PCGS holder (205164 65/1421407), labelled PR 65] £150-£200 254
Other specimens of this date with similar proof-like obverse characteristics are known (SJA 22, 577; DNW 156, 378; Spink 22117, 1105)
George IV (1820-1830)
255
PatternShilling, 1820,insilver,byB.PistrucciandJ.-B.Merlen,laureatebustleft, GEORGIUSIIIIDGBRITANNIARREXFD, rev.crowned ornatelygarnishedshield,datebelow,noinitialsinborder,edgegrained,5.68g/6h(ESC2394). Brilliantandvirtuallyasstruck,deeply toned, excessively rare £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Bt Heritage 2017
256 Shilling, 1821, 5.66g/6h (ESC 2396; S 3810). Good extremely ne, brilliant
257
£150-£200
ProofShilling, 1821,edgegrained,5.69g/6h(ESC2397;S3810). Triinghairlines,otherwisebrilliantandvirtuallyasstruck,attractively toned, very rare £1,000-£1,500
Provenance: Mark Rasmussen FPL 36, Winter 2021 (203); bt Colin Cooke Ltd September 2023
Shilling, 1823, 5.64g/6h (ESC 2398; S 3811). Bright from past cleaning, otherwise about extremely ne
£100-£150 258
Provenance: Bt D. Seaman
Shilling, 1824, 5.66g/6h (ESC 2400; S 3811). Light surface marks, otherwise extremely ne, olive toning £100-£150
Pattern Shilling, 1824, in silver, by W. Wyon and J.-B. Merlen, bust right, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA and date within inner circle, rev BRITANNIARUM REX FID DEF, rose, thistle and shamrock spray within inner circle, crowned square-topped shield, Garter below, edge grained, 5.67g/6h (ESC 2415). Cleaned in the past with some hairlines and marks on the King’s face, otherwise extremely ne and excessively rare; perhaps only 4 known with this edge £2,000-£3,000 260
Provenance: Glendining Auction, 30 October 1974, lot 365; Spink Auction 196, 24-5 September 2008, lot 1056; bt Baldwin 2009
Shilling, 1825, type 2,
(ESC 2402; S 3811).
Shilling, 1825, type 3, 5.63g/6h (ESC 2405; S 3812). Bright appearance, extremely ne £100-£150
Provenance: Bt Ormonde Coins
A pair of ‘small lion’ Pattern Shillings, 1825
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Pattern Shilling, 1825, in silver, by W. Wyon and J.-B. Merlen, bust left, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, date below, rev BRITANNIARUM REX FID DEF, small lion above crown, rose, thistle and shamrock below, edge grained, 5.67g/6h (ESC 2417). Triing hairlines, otherwise brilliant mint state, deeply toned, excessively rare £2,000-£2,600
Provenance: Bt Baldwin 2012
264
PatternShilling, 1825,inBarton’smetal,byW.WyonandJ.-B.Merlen,bustleft, GEORGIUSIVDEIGRATIA,datebelow, rev BRITANNIARUM REXFIDDEF,smalllionabovecrown,rose,thistleandshamrockbelow,edgegrained,5.00g/6h(ESC2418). Surfacemetalfaultby lowestlockofKing’shair,somewhathairlinedandmarked,otherwiseextremely neandbrilliant,exceptionallyrare[removedfroma certied NGC holder (6897650-002), labelled PF 63 Cameo]
£4,000-£5,000
Provenance: Spink Auction 400 (New York), 31 July 2024, lot 77
265 Shilling, 1826, 5.69g/6h (ESC 2409; S 3812). Bright from past cleaning, some scuff marks, otherwise about extremely ne
Provenance: Bt B. Wayne
266 Proof Shilling, 1826, edge grained, 5.66g/6h (ESC 2411; S 3812). Brilliant, virtually as struck, attractively toned
Provenance: Bt K. Bayford 2016
267 Shilling, 1827, 5.63g/6h (ESC 2412; S 3812). Obverse edge nick at 4 o’clock and some spotting, otherwise very ne
268
£50-£70
£700-£900
£40-£60
Shilling, 1829,5.64g/6h(ESC2413;S3812). Brightfrompastcleaning,somescuff marks,otherwiseaboutextremely ne,reversebetter £100-£150
William IV (1830-1837)
269 Proof Shilling, 1831, edge plain, 5.67g/6h (ESC 2488; S 3835). Brilliant and virtually as struck, steel-grey tone
Provenance: Bt D. Stevens 2012
270 Shilling, 1834, 5.65g/6h (ESC 2489; S 3835). Good extremely ne, attractive olive tone
£900-£1,200
£200-£260
271
ProofShilling, 1834, !attopto3indate,edgegrained,5.69g/6h(ESC2490;S3835). Triingobversehairlines,otherwisebrilliantand virtually as struck, very rare £1,500-£2,000
Provenance: With S.W. Smith, Miami; Mark Rasmussen FPL 34, Autumn 2020 (204)
272 Shilling, 1835, 5.66g/6h (ESC 2492; S 3835). Good extremely ne, obverse with some brilliance, attractive olive tone
Provenance: Bt 2008
273 Shilling, 1836, 5.65g/6h (ESC 2494; S 3835). Extremely ne
274 Shilling, 1837, 5.67g/6h (ESC 2497; S 3835). Good very ne
Provenance: Bt 2014
Victoria (1837-1901)
275
£240-£300
£180-£220
£60-£80
276
Shilling, 1838, "rsthead,5.67g/6h(ESC2973;S3902). Minormarksonreverse,otherwisegoodextremely ne,considerableoriginal brilliance £200-£260
Provenance: Bt Colin Cooke Ltd
ProofShilling, 1839,secondhead, W W.ontruncation,edgeplain,5.66g/6h(ESC2977;S3903). Minorhairlines,otherwisebrilliant and virtually as struck, toned £1,000-£1,500
Provenance: Bt 2015
277 Shilling, 1839, second head,no initials, 5.65g/6h (ESC 2979; S 3904). Triing bagmarks, otherwise brilliant mint state
Provenance: Bt A.M. Roberts
£300-£400
278
ProofShilling, 1839,secondhead,noinitials,edgeplain,5.59g/12h(ESC2981;S3904). Somespottingonobverse,otherwisebrilliant and virtually as struck, rare
£1,000-£1,500
279
Provenance: Bt Cambridge Coins 2008
Shilling, 1840,5.67g/6h(ESC2983;Oddie,BNSBlog25March2024,p.2, thiscoinillustrated;S3904). Smallareaoftoningonlower reverse, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, rare
£400-£500
280
Provenance: Bt 2013.
A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin
An exceptionally rare Pattern Shilling by William Wyon, 1840
PatternShilling, 1840,insilver,byW.WyonandJ.-B.Merlen,secondyoungbustleft,noinitials, VICTORIADEIGRATIABRITANNIARREGFD, rev.crownedvaluewithinwreathofoakandolivebranches,datebelow,edgegrained,5.69g/6h(Oddie,BNSBlog25March2024, thiscoin;ESC–[cf.2984]; cf.S3904). Brilliantmintstateandrichlytoned,ofthehighestrarity[removedfromacertiedNGCholder (6767427-001), labelled PF 65] £7,000-£9,000
Provenance: Heritage Auction 3040 (Chicago), 9 April 2015, lot 29993; ‘Andersen’ Collection, St James’s Auction 86, 28 February 2024, lot 8.
A copy of the blog article, which indicates all the points of difference between this coin and a currency example, accompanies the coin.
281 Shilling, 1841, 5.67g/6h (ESC 2986; S 3904). Light graze by Queen’s nose, otherwise extremely ne, rare
Provenance: Bt Colin Cooke Ltd
£200-£260
282 Shilling, 1842, 5.66g/6h (ESC 2987; S 3904). Area of toning on reverse rim, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck
Provenance: Bt Colin Cooke Ltd
£200-£260
Shilling, 1843,5.66g/6h(ESC2989;S3904). Minorbagmarksandtoningspotonreverseat12o’clock,otherwisebrilliantandpractically as struck, rare £300-£400
284 Shilling, 1844, 5.66g/6h (ESC 2990; S 3904). Extremely ne
Provenance: Bt Colin Cooke Ltd
£140-£180
Shilling, 1845,5.66g/6h(ESC2991;S3904). Triingbagmarks,otherwisebrilliantandvirtuallyasstruck,theobverseproof-likeandfully reective
£300-£400
286 Shilling, 1846, 5.66g/6h (ESC 2992; S 3904). Extremely ne
287 Shilling, 1848/6, 5.66g/6h (ESC 2994; S 3904). Good very ne, rare
Provenance: Bt Colin Cooke Ltd
288 Shilling, 1849, 5.65g/6h (ESC 2995; S 3904). Extremely ne, toned
Provenance: Bt Colin Cooke Ltd
£140-£180
£180-£220
£150-£200
Shilling, 1850/46, 5.66g/6h (ESC 2997; cf S 3904). Good very ne and toned, extremely rare [removed from a certied NGC holder (3639097-001), labelled VF 30] £2,400-£3,000 289
Provenance: A. Wayne Collection, London Coins Auction 113 (Bracknell), 5-6 June 2006, lot 1284; R. Harris Collection, London Coins Auction 124, 1-2 March 2009, lot 862; C. Tasker Collection, Spink Auction 254, 3-4 July 2018, lot 1032
Shilling, 1850, 5.63g/6h (ESC 2996; S 3904). About extremely ne, extremely rare
Provenance: G.G. Sommerville Collection, DNW Auction 102, 18 September 2012, lot 2805
Shilling, 1851, 5.65g/6h (ESC 2999; S 3904). Extremely ne,
Provenance: Bt Cambridge Coins Shilling, 1852, 5.64g/6h (ESC 3001; S 3904). About extremely ne
Shilling, 1853, 5.66g/6h (ESC 3002; S 3904). Extremely
Proof Shilling, 1853, edge grained, 5.66g/6h (ESC 3003; S 3904). Light hairlines and a little light surface discolouration to right of mark of value, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, deeply toned, rare £1,500-£2,000 294
Provenance: L. Roberts Collection, DNW Auction 135, 21-4 March 2016, lot 256
Shilling, 1854, 5.67g/6h (ESC 3004; S 3904). Triing hairlines, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, peripheral toning, extremely rare £3,000-£4,000 295
Provenance: Bt K. Bayford 2011
Shilling, 1855, 5.66g/6h (ESC 3006; S 3904). About extremely ne, retaining underlying brilliance
1856, 5.67g/6h (ESC 3007; S 3904). Practically mint state, light tone
1857, 5.67g/6h (ESC 3008; S 3904). About extremely ne
1857, D over inverted G in F D, 5.17g/6h (ESC 3009; S 3904). Portrait at, fair, the error clear, rare
1858, 5.65g/6h (ESC 3011; S 3904). Minor abrasions on bust, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, obverse elds prooflike £200-£260
1859, 5.64g/6h (ESC 3015; S 3904). Brilliant, practically as struck. most attractive
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302
Shilling, 1860,5.68g/6h(ESC3018;S3904). Lightscratchabovemarkofvalue,otherwiseextremely ne[removedfromacertiedCGSUK holder (8321), labelled AU 75] £140-£180
303
Shilling, 1861,5.66g/6h(ESC3019;S3904). Die awextendingfromtruncationtorimandotherlightdie awsbehindhead,otherwise extremely ne £150-£200
304
Shilling, 1862,5.66g/6h(ESC3021;S3904). Lightspotting,otherwisegoodextremely ne,obversewithproof-like elds,mostattractive, very rare £900-£1,200
Provenance: ‘Carlisle’ Collection, Spink Auction 20124, 7 October 2020, lot 1814 [from Spink 1985]
305
Shilling, 1863/1, 5.66g/6h (ESC 3023; S 3904). Extremely ne, reverse better, exhibiting mint bloom, very rare £900-£1,200
306
Unifacetrialforthe obv.ofaPatternShilling,[1863],inwhitemetal,byC.Wiener,bustleft,wearingwreathcomposedofroses, shamrocksandthistles,notie-ends,nolegend,signed CH. WIENER.belowbust,edgeplain,25mm,4.01g(ESC3085). Extremely ne and much as made, in all probability UNIQUE £500-£1,000
Provenance: Bt Dolphin Coins.
CharlesWiener(1832-88),theBelgianmedallist,hadaperipateticcareer,includingspellsatthemintsinParis(1852-6),London(1862-4,wherehe served as assistant engraver under Leonard Wyon and lived at 88 Ebury street), Lisbon (1864-7) and !nally Brussels
307
Shilling, 1864, die 65, 5.68g/6h (ESC 3024; S 3905). Triing hairlines, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, proof-like elds £200-£260
308
Shilling, 1865, die 108, 5.66g/6h (ESC 3025; S 3905). Extremely ne
£100-£140
309
Pattern Half-Florin, 1865, in silver, by C. Wiener and W.J. Taylor, bust left, wearing wreath composed of roses, shamrocks and thistles, no tie-ends, C W on truncation, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev HALF FLORIN and date around crowned square-topped shield in tressure over cross, edge plain, 6.24g/12h (ESC 3107). Brilliant and deeply toned, rare
£2,000-£2,600
Provenance: A Collection of 19th Century Shillings, the property of a Nobleman, Spink Auction 101, 24 November 1993, lot 301
310
311
Shilling, 1866, die 30, 5.65g/6h (ESC 3027; S 3905). Extremely ne
£100-£140
Shilling, 1867, second head, die 23, 5.65g/6h (ESC 3030; Oddie, BNS Blog 17 May 2024, p.5, 4A, this coin illustrated; S 3905). Obverse extremely ne, reverse nearly so but with light scratches above mark of value
£90-£120
312
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Proof Shilling, 1867, third head, no die no., edge grained, 5.59g/6h (ESC 3032; Oddie, BNS Blog 17 May 2024, p.6, 5B, this coin illustrated; S 3906). Triing hairlines, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, attractively toned, extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Provenance: L. Roberts Collection, DNW Auction 135, 21-4 March 2016, lot 276.
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313
314
Shilling, 1868, die 34, 5.66g/6h (ESC 3036; S 3906A). Bright from past cleaning, otherwise extremely ne
Shilling, 1869, die 8, 5.66g/6h (ESC 3037; S 3906A). Scratches in obverse eld, otherwise about extremely ne
Provenance: Bt R. Gladdle 2013
315
Shilling, 1870, die 19, 5.66g/6h (ESC 3038; S 3906A). Obverse bright from past cleaning, otherwise extremely ne or better
Provenance: Bt Cambridge Coins 2010
£80-£100
£80-£100
£100-£150
316 Shilling, 1871, die 6, 5.66g/6h (ESC 3039; S 3906A). Extremely ne
317
£100-£150
Shilling, 1872,die60,5.67g/6h(ESC3042;S3906A). Minorhairlines,otherwisebrilliant,practicallymintstatewithproof-like appearance, most attractive [removed from a certied PCGS holder (205251 64/28188499), labelled MS 64]
£200-£260
318
Provenance: Bt J. Ricks 2015
Shilling, 1873, die 47, 5.66g/6h (ESC 3043; S 3906A). Some surface hairlining, otherwise extremely ne or better, proof-like elds
£150-£200
Provenance: G.G. Sommerville Collection, DNW Auction 102, 18 September 2012, lot 2830
319 Shilling, 1874, crosslet 4, die 5, 5.67g/6h (ESC 3044; S 3906A). Practically mint state, attractively toned
Provenance: L. Roberts Collection, DNW Auction 135, 21-4 March 2016, lot 282
320
£180-£220
Shilling, 1875, die 63, 5.66g/6h (ESC 3045; S 3906A). Some light scratches and scuffing, otherwise extremely ne, reective elds
£100-£150
Provenance: Bt Colin Cooke Ltd 2015
321 Shilling, 1876, die 3, 5.68g/6h (ESC 3046; S 3906A). Extremely ne, brilliant elds
£100-£150
322
Shilling, 1877, die 11, 5.67g/6h (ESC 3047; S 3906A). Toning spot in obverse legend at 1 o’clock and a graze to right of date, otherwise good extremely ne, olive tone £140-£180
Shilling, 1878, third head, die 15, 5.64g/6h (ESC 3049; Oddie, BNS Blog 9 April 2024, 6B; S 3906A). Extremely ne
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324
Shilling, 1879, fourth head, no die no., 5.65g/6h (ESC 3061; Oddie, BNS Blog 30 April 2024, 7C; S 3907). Some light scuffing, otherwise extremely ne £100-£150
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325
Shilling, 1880, longer line below mark of value, 5.67g/6h (ESC 3064; S 3907). Some light scuffing on reverse, otherwise extremely ne, obverse better £150-£200
Provenance: Bt K. Bayford 2014
326
Shilling, 1881, shorter line below mark of value, 5.67g/6h (ESC 3067; S 3907). Several light die aws on obverse, otherwise extremely ne £100-£150
Provenance: Bt R. Ingram 2016
327
Shilling, 1882, 5.65g/6h (ESC 3071; S 3907). Extremely ne £100-£150
Provenance: Bt K. Bayford 2014
328 Shilling, 1883, 5.67g/6h (ESC 3072; S 3907). Extremely ne
329 Shilling, 1884, longer line below mark of value, 5.67g/6h (ESC 3074; S 3907). Obverse extremely ne, reverse nearly so
330 Shilling, 1885, 5.65g/6h (ESC 3076; S 3907). Minor spotting, otherwise virtually as struck, proof-like elds
£100-£150
£90-£120
£150-£200
331 Shilling, 1886, 5.68g/6h (ESC 3078; S 3907). Brilliant mint state, reverse proof-like, an early strike £200-£260
332 Shilling, 1887, young head, 5.67g/6h (ESC 3080; S 3907). Good extremely ne
£100-£150
333
ProofShilling, 1887,younghead,edgegrained,5.68g/6h(ESC3081;S3907). Somelightspotting,otherwisebrilliantandvirtuallyas struck, attractively toned, very rare [removed from a certied PCGS holder (179123.64/32660453), labelled PR 64] £1,500-£2,000
Provenance: Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 20, 26 September 2018, lot 234
334 Shilling, 1887, Jubilee, 5.65g/12h (ESC 3137; S 3926). Brilliant mint state, toned £50-£70
335
ProofShilling, 1887,Jubilee,edgegrained,5.68g/12h(ESC3138;S3926). Twotinyspotsonreverse,otherwisebrilliantmintstate,the obverse particularly stunning £400-£500
336 Shilling, 1888/7, 5.64g/12h (ESC 3140; S 3926). About extremely ne, reverse better
£30-£40
Shilling, 1889, small head, 5.68g/12h (ESC 3141; S 3926). Minor bagmarks, otherwise brilliant, practically mint state, very rare £600-£800
338 Shilling, 1889, large head, 5.65g/12h (ESC 3142; S 3927). Triing bagmarks, otherwise brilliant mint state £80-£100
339
ProofShilling, 1889,largehead,edgegrained,5.67g/12h(ESC3143;S3927). TriinghairlinesandaspotonQueen’scheek,otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, toned, very rare £1,200-£1,500
Provenance: Bt G. Newson 2018
340 Shilling, 1890, 5.65g/12h (ESC 3144; S 3927). Extremely ne
341 Shilling, 1891, 5.66g/12h (ESC 3145; S 3927). Brilliant and virtually as struck £90-£120
Provenance: Bt C. Taylor
Shilling, 1892,5.64g/12h(ESC3147;S3927). Brilliantandvirtuallyasstruck[removedfromacertiedNGCholder(4241057-009), labelled MS 65] £90-£120
343 Shilling, 1893, 5.64g/12h (ESC 3153; S 3940). Light obverse bagmarks, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck £80-£100
344 Proof Shilling, 1893, edge grained, 5.66g/12h (ESC 3155; S 3940). Brilliant and virtually as struck, deeply toned
Provenance: St James’s Auction 21, 19 April 2012, lot 389; bt K. Bayford 2016
£400-£500
345 Shilling, 1894, 5.65g/12h (ESC 3156; S 3940). Light obverse bagmarks, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck £80-£100
346
Shilling, 1895, large rose, 5.68g/12h (ESC 3160; S 3940A). Light obverse bagmarks, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck
£80-£100
Shilling, 1896, large rose, 5.63g/12h (ESC 3161; S 3940A). Light obverse bagmarks, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck
£80-£100 347
348 Shilling, 1897, 5.66g/12h (ESC 3162; S 3940A). Some scratches on Queen’s neck, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck £60-£80
349 Shilling, 1898, 5.67g/12h (ESC 3163; S 3940A). Brilliant and practically as struck £90-£120
350 Shilling, 1899, 5.67g/12h (ESC 3164; S 3940A). Triing obverse bagmarks, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck
351
£80-£100
Shilling, 1900,5.66g/12h(ESC3165;S3940A). SomemarksonQueen’sfaceandneck,otherwisebrilliantandpracticallyasstruck, attractive olive tone
352 Shilling, 1901, 5.66g/12h (ESC 3166; S 3940A). Practically as struck, unevenly toned
Edward VII (1901-1910)
353 Shilling, 1902, 5.64g/12h (ESC 3587; S 3982). Practically mint state, toned
354 Proof Shilling, 1902, edge grained, 5.65g/12h (ESC 3588; S 3982). Matt, as struck, rich blue and gold tone
Provenance: G.G. Sommerville Collection, DNW Auction 102, 18 September 2012, lot 2850 (part)
£70-£90
£60-£80
£60-£80
£90-£120
355 Shilling, 1903, 5.65g/12h (ESC 3589; Davies/Groom 2a+A; S 3982). Good extremely ne, rich gold tone
Provenance: G.G. Sommerville Collection, DNW Auction 102, 18 September 2012, lot 2850 (part)
£150-£200
356 Shilling, 1904, 5.66g/12h (ESC 3590; Davies/Groom 2+A; S 3982). Light surface marks, otherwise extremely ne £150-£200
Provenance: Bt Colin Cooke Ltd
357
Shilling, 1905,5.66g/12h(ESC3591;Davies/Groom2+A;S3982). Brilliantmintstate,veryrare[removedfromacertiedNGCholder (1846794-005), labelled MS 63] £1,500-£2,000
Provenance: ‘Cheshire’Collection,GoldbergAuction(BeverlyHills),30May-1June2005,lot3211;Baldwin’sofStJames’sAuction38,26 September 2019, lot 1290
358 Shilling, 1906, 5.65g/12h (ESC 3592; Davies/Groom 2+A; S 3982). Light obverse bagmarks, otherwise good extremely ne £80-£100
Provenance: D. Marshall Collection, DNW Auction 194, 7-8 September 2021, lot 404 (part)
359 Shilling, 1907, 5.67g/12h (ESC 3593; S 3982). Brilliant mint state £150-£200
Provenance: D. Marshall Collection, DNW Auction 194, 7-8 September 2021, lot 404 (part)
360 Shilling, 1908, 5.67g/12h (ESC 3594; S 3982). Triing bagmarks, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, rare £200-£260
361 Shilling, 1909, 5.65g/12h (ESC 3595; S 3982). Some bagmarks, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck £180-£220 Provenance: Bt K. Bayford 2014
362 Shilling, 1910, 5.65g/12h (ESC 3596; S 3982). Spot on King’s beard, otherwise good extremely ne £80-£100
George V (1910-1936)
363 Shilling, 1911, hollow neck, 5.67g/12h (ESC 3799; Davies/Groom 1+A; S 4013). Good extremely ne
£40-£60
364 Proof Shilling, 1911, !at neck, edge grained, 5.65g/12h (ESC 3800; Davies/Groom 3+A; S 4013). Brilliant FDC £150-£200
365 Shilling, 1912, 5.66g/12h (ESC 3801; Davies/Groom 3+A; S 4013). Good extremely ne
£40-£60
366 Shilling, 1913, 5.68g/12h (ESC 3802; S 4013). Light obverse bagmarks, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck £60-£80
367 Shilling, 1914, 5.65g/12h (ESC 3803; S 4013). Brilliant mint state £60-£80
368 Shilling, 1915, 5.69g/12h (ESC 3804; S 4013). Brilliant mint state
369 Shilling, 1916, 5.69g/12h (ESC 3805; S 4013). Light obverse bagmarks, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck
£60-£80
£50-£70
Shillings (3), 1917, 5.66g/12h; 1918, 5.67g/12h; 1919, 5.66g/12h (ESC 3806-8; S 4013) [3]. Last very ne, others extremely ne
£60-£80 370
Shillings(3), 1920,bustinhighrelief,5.65g/12h(ESC3809;Davies/Groom3+B;S4023); 1921,bustinlowrelief,5.68g/12h(ESC 3813;Davies/Groom5+E;S4023A); 1922,5.66g/12h(ESC3815;Davies/Groom5+Etype1;S4023A)[3]. Generallyabout extremely ne
372 Shilling, 1923, 5.69g/12h (ESC 3818; S 4023A). Brilliant mint state
£40-£50
£70-£90
£70-£90 373
Shillings(3), 1924,5.65g/12h(ESC3820;S4023A); 1925,5.67g/12h(ESC3823;S4023A); 1926,modi"edeffigy,5.66g/12h(ESC 3827; S 4033) [3]. About extremely ne and better
Shillings(3), 1927,5.66g/12h(ESC3829;S4039); 1928,5.67g/12h(ESC3832;S4039); 1929,5.65g/12h(ESC3835;S4039)[3]. About extremely ne and better, rst toned
375 Proof Shilling, 1927, edge grained, 5.67g/12h (ESC 3830; S 4039). Brilliant FDC
£50-£70
£60-£80
376 Shilling, 1930, 5.69g/12h (ESC 3837; S 4039). Brilliant mint state
377
£100-£150
Shillings(3), 1931,5.65g/12h(ESC3839;S4039); 1932,5.67g/12h(ESC3842;S4039); 1933,5.67g/12h(ESC3845;S4039)[3]. Practically mint state, last toned £90-£120
378
ProofShilling, 1933,edgegrained,5.66g/12h(ESC3846). Smallspoton G of GRA,otherwisebrilliantandpracticallyasstruck,veryrare [removed from a certied PCGS holder (783703.65/35170362), labelled PR 65]
£900-£1,200
Provenance: GoldbergAuction98(BeverlyHills),6June2017,lot3061;Stack’s/BowersAuction(NewYork),11January2018,lot23056;Heritage Auction 3081 (New York), 12 January 2020, lot 30867
Shillings(3), 1934,5.67g/12h(ESC3847;S4039); 1935,5.68g/12h(ESC3850;S4039); 1936,5.63g/12h(ESC3853;S4039)[3]. Last brilliant mint state, others extremely ne and better, toned £50-£70 379
380 Proof Shilling, 1934, edge grained, 5.66g/12h (ESC 3848). Brilliant FDC, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000
381
ProofShilling, 1935,edgegrained,5.64g/12h(ESC3851). BrilliantFDC,veryrare[removedfromacertiedPCGSholder (783711.66/32660471), labelled PR 66] £900-£1,200
Provenance: Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 20, 26 September 2018, lot 256.
Despite the ESC catalogue quoting ‘not traced’, at least four other specimens have appeared on the market in the last 20 years
catalogue
382
Proof Shilling, 1936, edge grained, 5.66g/12h (ESC 3851). Brilliant FDC, toned, extremely rare [removed from a certied PCGS holder (205477.64/32660472), labelled PR 64] £1,200-£1,500
Provenance: Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 20, 26 September 2018, lot 257
George VI (1936-1952)
383
Shillings (10), all English type, 1937-45 inclusive, 1946 (Davies/Groom 1+A) (ESC 4120, 4123, 4126, 4129, 4131, 4133, 4136, 4140, 4142, 4145; S 4082) [10]. Mint state, rst toned
£80-£100
384
385
Proof Shilling, 1937, English type, edge grained, 5.63g/12h (ESC 4121; S 4082). Brilliant FDC
£40-£50
Shillings (10), all Scottish type, 1937-46 inclusive (ESC 4149, 4153, 4156, 4159, 4161, 4164, 4167, 4170, 4173, 4175; S 4083) [10].
The 1938 extremely ne, others generally mint state
£70-£90
Proof Shilling, 1937, Scottish type, edge grained, 5.64g/12h (ESC 4150; S 4083). Brilliant FDC £40-£50
387
Proof Shilling, 1939, English type, edge grained, 5.65g/12h (ESC 4127). Brilliant FDC, extremely rare [removed from a certied NGC holder (3834903-030), labelled PF 66 Cameo] £600-£800
Provenance: Heritage Auction 3067 (Long Beach), 6 September 2018, lot 31786
388
Proof Shilling, 1939, Scottish type, edge grained, 5.68g/12h (ESC 4157). Brilliant FDC, extremely rare [removed from a certied NGC holder (3504304-018), labelled PF 65 Cameo] £600-£800
Provenance: Stack’s/Bowers/Ponterio Auction 163 (Baltimore), 16 November 2011, lot 23341; St James’s Auction 24, 23 September 2013, lot 394
389
Proof Shilling, 1940, Scottish type, edge grained, 5.65g/12h (ESC 4160). Brilliant FDC, extremely rare; the only specimen seen by the cataloguer in commerce [removed from a certied PCGS holder (545213.65/32660459), labelled PR 65 CAM] £700-£900
Provenance: Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 20, 26 September 2018, lot 262
Shillings (5), all English type, 1947-51 inclusive (ESC 4180, 4183, 4193, 4196, 4199; S 4103, 4108) [5]. Mint state £40-£50
Proof Shilling, 1947, English type, edge grained, 5.66g/12h (ESC 4181). Tiny spot on King’s cheek, otherwise brilliant FDC, extremely rare £600-£800
Shillings (5), all Scottish type, 1947-51 inclusive (ESC 4187, 4190, 4204, 4207, 4211; S 4104, 4109) [5]. Extremely ne and better £20-£30
Proof Shilling, 1947, Scottish type, edge grained, 5.64g/12h (ESC 4188). A few triing spots, otherwise brilliant FDC, extremely rare [removed from a certied NGC holder (4086954-006), labelled PF 65 Cameo] £600-£800
Proof Shilling, 1949, English type, edge grained, 5.66g/12h (ESC 4194). Brilliant FDC, extremely rare
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
400
Sterling issues
Shillings(14),allEnglishtype, 1953 (Davies/Groom2+A), 1954, 1955 (Davies/Groom3+C2), 1956 (Davies/Groom3+D), 1957 -66 inclusive(ESC4442,4450,4454,4457,4460,4463,4466,4468,4471,4474,4476,4478,4480,4482;S4139,4147)[14]. The 1958, 1959 and 1960 very ne, others generally mint state
£20-£30
401
ProofShillings(2),bothEnglishtype, 1953,edgegrained,5.50g/12h(ESC4443;Davies/Groom2+A;S4139); 1970,edgegrained, 5.67g/12h (ESC 4484; S 4147) [2]. Brilliant FDC
£20-£30
402
Shillings(14),allScottishtype, 1953 (Davies/Groom1+A), 1954, 1955 (Davies/Groom3+D), 1956-8 inclusive, 1959 (Davies/Groom3+D2), 1960-2 inclusive, 1963 (Davies/Groom3+D1), 1964-6 inclusive(ESC4446,4485,4489,493,4496,4499, 4502, 4504, 4507, 4510, 4512, 4514, 4516, 4518; S 4140, 4148) [14]. All mint state, an attractive run
£60-£80
403
ProofShillings(2),bothScottishtype, 1953,edgegrained,5.61g/12h(ESC4447;Davies/Groom1+A;S4140); 1970,edgegrained, 5.55g/12h (ESC 4520; S 4148) [2]. Brilliant FDC
£20-£30
404
ProofShilling, 1954,Englishtype,edgegrained,5.62g/12h(ESC4451). BrilliantFDC,extremelyrare[removedfromacertiedPCGS holder (431280.66/32660463), labelled PR 66 DCAM] £600-£800
Provenance: Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 20, 26 September 2018, lot 273
405
ProofShilling, 1954,Scottishtype,edgegrained,5.66g/12h(ESC4486). BrilliantFDC,extremelyrare[removedfromacertiedPCGS holder (432334.66/32660468), labelled PR 66 CAM] £600-£800
Provenance: Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 20, 26 September 2018, lot 274
406
ProofShilling, 1955,Englishtype,widergapshieldtolegend,edgegrained,5.68g/12h(ESC4455;Davies/Groom3+C2). Brilliant FDC, extremely rare £500-£700
Provenance: Bt Baldwin
407
Proof Shilling, 1955, Scottish type, edge grained, 5.68g/12h (ESC 4490; Davies/Groom 3+D). Brilliant FDC, extremely rare £500-£700
Provenance: Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 22, 27 September 2018, lot 1258
408
ProofShilling, 1956,Englishtype,edgegrained,5.51g/12h(ESC4458;Davies/Groom3+C). Lightspecklingonupperobverse, otherwise brilliant, extremely rare [removed from a certied PCGS holder (689081.66/36667801), labelled PR 66 DCAM] £500-£700
Provenance: Baldwin ‘Basement’; Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 41, 19 January 2020, lot 231
409
ProofShilling, 1956,Scottishtype,edgegrained,5.64g/12h(ESC4455). Triingcarbonspecksonreverse,otherwisebrilliant,extremely rare [removed from a certied PCGS holder (689082.67/36667802), labelled PR 67 DCAM] £500-£700
Provenance: Baldwin ‘Basement’; Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 41, 19 January 2020, lot 232
410
ProofShilling, 1957,Englishtype,edgegrained,5.61g/12h(ESC4461). Streakytoneandsomelightspotting,otherwisebrilliantand virtually as struck, extremely rare [removed from a certied PCGS holder (431292.63/32660465), labelled PR 63 CAM] £400-£500
Provenance: Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 20, 26 September 2018, lot 276
411
ProofShilling, 1957,Scottishtype,edgegrained,5.52g/12h(ESC4497). Triingcarbonspecks,otherwisebrilliant,extremelyrare [removed from a certied NGC holder (3497407-005), labelled PF 66 Cameo] £500-£700
Provenance: Stack’s/Bowers/PonterioAuction163(Baltimore),16November2011,lot23349;HeritageAuction3021(NewYork),6January2013, lot 21113; Heritage Auction 3040 (Chicago), 9 April 2015, lot 30062
412
ProofShilling, 1958,Englishtype,edgegrained,5.62g/12h(ESC4464). Somelightspottingonreverse,otherwisebrilliantandvirtually as struck, extremely rare £500-£700
413
ProofShilling, 1958,Scottishtype,edgegrained,5.65g/12h(ESC4500). BrilliantFDC,extremelyrare[removedfromacertiedPCGS holder (545216.65/32660469), labelled PR 65 CAM] £500-£700
Provenance: Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 20, 26 September 2018, lot 277
414
ProofShilling, 1961,Scottishtype,edgegrained,5.65g/12h(ESC4508). Lightmarksinobverse eld,otherwisebrilliantandvirtuallyas struck, extremely rare [removed from a certied PCGS holder (545215.64/32660467), labelled PR 64 CAM] £500-£700
Provenance: Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 20, 26 September 2018, lot 278; Mark Rasmussen FPL 34, Autumn 2020 (294)
Decimal issues
416
FiveNewPence(15), 1968-70 inclusive, 1971 Proof, 1972 Proof(Davies/Groom rev.A), 1973 Proof(Davies/Groom rev.B), 1974 Proof(Davies/Groom rev.A), 1975 Proof(Davies/Groom rev.A), 1976 Proof(Davies/Groom rev.A), 1977 Proof (Davies/Groom2+B), 1978 Proof, 1979, 1980 (Davis/Groom4+A), 1980 Proof, 1981 Proof(SD1)[15]. Mintstate,Proofs brilliant £30-£40
415 FivePence(13),Machintype(6), 1982 (2,oneaProof), 1983 (2,oneaProof), 1984 (2,oneaProof)(SD2);Maklouftype1(7), 1985 Proofs(2), 1986 Proof, 1987 Proof, 1988 (2,oneaProof), 1989 Proof, 1990 Proof(SD3)[13]. Allmintstate,Proofs brilliant £20-£30
417
FivePence(4),Proofset, 1990,Maklouftypes1and2(SPSS03);silverProofPiedforts(2),both 1990 Maklouftype2(SD4)[4]. Brilliant, mint-sealed; in cases of issue £30-£40
418
FivePence(12),allMaklouftype2, 1990 Proof, 1991 Proof, 1992 (2,oneaProof), 1993 (2,oneaProof), 1994 Proof, 1995 Proof, 1996 (3, one a Proof, another a Proof in silver), 1997 Proof (S D4) [12]. Mint state, Proofs brilliant £20-£30
419
FivePence(18),allRank-Broadleytype, 1998 (2,oneaProof), 1999 (2,oneaProof), 2000 (2,oneaProof), 2001 (2,onea Proof), 2002, 2003 (2,oneaProof), 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (2), 2008 (2,oneaProof)[18]. Mintstate,Proofsbrilliant[2008 Proof removed from a certied NGC holder (2823463-005), labelled PF 70 Ultra Cameo] £20-£30
,
422
ProofFivePence, 2008,Rank-Broadleytype,in platinum,edgegrained,12h(SD5). BrilliantFDC[certiedandgradedNGCPF70 Ultra Cameo, with label 2889666-012] £200-£300
Provenance: Coin Cabinet Auction 74, 13 December 2022, lot 216
423
FivePence(20),Rank-Broadley/Denttype(10), 2008, 2009, 2010 (2), 2011 Proof, 2012-15 inclusive, 2015 Proof(SD7); Clark/Denttype(10), 2015-19 inclusive, 2020 (2), 2021 silverProof, 2022 (2)(SD8); CharlesIII,FivePence, 2023 (SD10)[21]. Mint state, Proofs brilliant £10-£20
424
ProofFivePence, 2008,Rank-Broadley/Denttype,in platinum,edgegrained,12h(SD6). BrilliantFDC[certiedandgradedNGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo, with label 2889666-005] £200-£300
Provenance: Coin Cabinet Auction 74, 13 December 2022, lot 217
struck 420 Proof Five Pence, 2002, Rank-Broadley type, in gold, edge grained, 6.32g/12h (S D5). Brilliant FDC £300-£400
Miscellaneous Lots
425 Shillings (8), Henry VIII (1), Edward VI (6), Philip and Mary (1), various [8]. Worn or damaged
426 Shillings (10), William and Mary (2), William III (4), Anne (4), different dates [10]. Varied state
427 Shillings (6), all George I, different dates [6]. Varied state, one mounted
428 Shillings (7), George II (4), George III (3), various dates [7]. Varied state
429
£40-£50
£150-£200
£80-£100
£90-£120
The 20 Lindner trays in which the collection was housed, consecutively numbered [20]. In good order, with protective sleeves
£90-£120
End of Sale
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COMMISSION FORM
THE GARY ODDIE COLLECTION OF ENGLISH REGAL SHILLINGS 17 SEPTEMBER 2026
Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the following Lot(s) up to the price(s) mentioned overleaf. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids or any reserve.
I understand that in the case of a successful bid, a premium of 24 per cent (plus VAT if delivered or collected within the UK) will be payable by me on the hammer price of all lots.
Please see the Terms and Conditions of Business for any other charges which may be applicable.
Please ensure your bids comply with the steps outlined below:
Up to £200 by £10
£200 to £500 by £20
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£5,000 to £10,000 by £500
£10,000 to £20,000 by £1,000
£20,000 to £50,000 by £2,000
Bids of unusual amounts will be rounded down to the bid step below and will not take precedence over a similar bid unless received rst.
NOTE:
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SUCCESSFUL BIDS
Should you be a successful bidder you will receive an invoice detailing your purchases. All purchases are sent by registered post unless otherwise instructed, for which a minimum charge of £12.00 (plus VAT if resident in the UK) will be added to your invoice. All payments for purchases must be made in pounds sterling. Please check your bids carefully.
PRICES REALISED
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CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING BUYERS
1 The buyer
The highest bidder shall be the buyer at the ‘hammer price’ and any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Noonans Mayfair Ltd. (“Noonans”) that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal. Bids will be executed in the order that they are received.
2 Minimum increment
The auctioneer shall have the right to refuse any bid which does not conform to Noonans’ published bidding increments which may be found at noonans.co.uk and in the bidding form included with the auction catalogue.
3 The premium
The buyer shall pay to Noonans a premium of 24% on the ‘hammer price’ and agrees that Noonans, when acting as agent for the seller, may also receive commission from the seller in accordance with Condition 16.
4 Value Added Tax (VAT)
The buyers’ premium is subject to the current rate of Value Added Tax if the lot is delivered to or collected by the purchaser within the UK.
Lots marked ‘X’ are subject to importation VAT of 5% on the hammer price unless re-exported outside the UK, as per the conditions below.
Buyers who wish to hand carry their lots to export them from the UK will be charged VAT at the prevailing rate and importation VAT(where applicable) and will not be able to claim a VAT refund.
Buyers will only be able to secure a VAT free invoice and/or VAT refund if the goods are exported by Noonans or a pre-approved commercial shipper. Where the buyer instructs a pre-approved commercial shipper, proof of correct export out of the UK must be provided to Noonans by the buyer within 30 days of export and no later than 90 days from the date of the sale. Refunds are subject to a £50 administrative fee.
Lots marked ‘††’ are subject to the Standard Rate of VAT, currently 20%, on both the hammer price and buyers’ premium.
VAT can only be removed from the hammer price, if goods are exported by Noonans or a preapproved commercial shipper as per above. All lots will be subject to VAT on the buyers’ premium regardless of whether the lot is exported
5. Artist’s Resale Rights (Droit de Suite)
Lots marked ARR in the catalogue indicate lots that may be subject to this royalty payment. The royalty will be charged to the buyer on the ‘hammer price’ and is in addition to the buyers’ premium. Royalties are charged on a sliding percentage scale as shown below but do not apply to lots where the hammer price is less than 1000 pounds sterling. All royalty charges are paid in full to The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).
Portion of the hammer price Royalties
From 0 to £50,000 4%
From £50,000.01 to £200,000 3%
From £200,000.01 to £350,000 1%
From £350,000.01 to £500,000 0.5%
Exceeding
VAT does not apply to the Artist’s Resale Rights.
6 Payment
When a lot is sold the buyer shall:
(a) con rm to Noonans his or her name and address and, if so requested, give proof of identity; and
(b) pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling within ve working days of the end of the sale (unless credit terms have been agreed with Noonans before the auction). Please note that we will not accept cash payments in excess of £5,000 ( ve thousand pounds) in settlement for purchases made at any one auction.
7 Noonans may, at its absolute discretion, agree credit terms with the buyer before an auction under which the buyer will be entitled to take possession of lots purchased up to an agreed amount in value in advance of payment by a determined future date of the ‘total amount due’.
8 Any payments by a buyer to Noonans may be applied by Noonans towards any sums owing from that buyer to Noonans on any account whatever, without regard to any directions of the buyer, his or her agent, whether expressed or implied.
9 Collection of purchases
The ownership of the lot(s) purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he or she has made payment in full to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling.
10 (a) The buyer shall at his or her own expense take away the lot(s) purchased not later than 5 working days after the day of the auction but (unless credit terms have been agreed in accordance with Condition 7) not before payment to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’.
(b) The buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges on any lot not taken away within 5 working days after the day of the auction.
(c) The packing and handling of purchased lots by Noonans sta is undertaken solely as a courtesy to clients and, in the case of fragile articles, will be undertaken only at Noonans’ discretion. In no event will Noonans be liable for damage to glass or frames, regardless of the cause. Bulky lots or sharp implements, etc., may not be suitable for in-house shipping.
11 Buyers’ responsibilities for lots purchased
The buyer will be responsible for loss or damage to lots purchased from the time of collection or the expiry of 5 working days after the day of the auction, whichever is the sooner. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents shall thereafter be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, while any lot is in its custody or under its control.
Loss and damage warranty cover at the rate of 1.5% will be applied to any lots despatched by Noonans to destinations outside the UK, unless speci cally instructed otherwise by the consignee.
12 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchase
If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with Conditions 6 and 10, or if there is any other breach of either of those Conditions, Noonans as agent of the seller shall, at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise one or
more of the following rights and remedies:
(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.
(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction.
(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Noonans any resulting de ciency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.
(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere. (e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction.
(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.
(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.
(h) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the ‘total amount due’ and to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Noonans’ possession for any purpose.
13 Liability of Noonans and sellers (a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues are for identi cation only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.
(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satis ed that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:
(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a con ict of such opinion; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of publication of the catalogue that the lot was a
‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scienti c processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.
(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage su ered or expense incurred by him or her.
(d) The bene t of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.
CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING SELLERS AND CONSIGNORS
14 Warranty of title and availability
The seller warrants to Noonans and to the buyer that he or she is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Noonans, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or damage su ered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.
15 Reserves
The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the rst day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.
16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses
The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer. 17 Rescission of sale
If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justi ed, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.
18 Payment of sale proceeds
Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within ve working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.
19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 35 days after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the
‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think t, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.
20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 35 days after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.
21 Charges for withdrawn lots
Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.
22 Rights to photographs and illustrations
The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).
23 Unsold lots
Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-o er the lot for sale or to collect the lot.
24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.
GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS
25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.
26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.
27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.
28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance at its auctions by any person.
29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put
up any lot for auction again.
30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or su ered by the person entitled to the bene t of the indemnity. (b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the bene t of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the bene t of its servants and agents.
31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by rst class mail, airmail or email and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee within 48 hours.
32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
33 In these Conditions:
(a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication; (b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer; (c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;
(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description;
(e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising;
(f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;
(g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certi cation, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon;
(h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.
34 Vendors’ commission of sales
A commission of 15% is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold.
Insurance is charged at 1.5% of the hammer price.
35 VAT
Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.
AT NOONANS OUR EXPERTISE EXTENDS BEYOND THE KNOWLEDGE WITHIN OUR SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS TO INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR AUCTION HOUSE, FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO TO OUR ADVANCED PROPRIETARY ONLINE BIDDING SYSTEM.
We’re a close-knit team of experts with deep knowledge across our specialist subjects: banknotes, coins, detectorist finds, historical & art medals, jewellery, medals & militaria, tokens and watches. Focusing on these fascinating items, we share this expertise with an international community of sellers and buyers.
Each sale item that passes through our Mayfair auction house is appraised by an expert recognised as a leading authority in a particular field of interest, ranging from ancient coins and military medals to jewellery and vintage watches. This depth of knowledge across all departments sets us apart from other generalist auctioneers.
SELL WITH US
Respected worldwide for the breadth and depth of our specialist expertise, we can connect you to a broad, deep pool of potential buyers. Over the years, we’ve brought together an international community of people who share our particular passion. As recognised experts, with a vast store of freely available in-house knowledge and experience, we’ve earned the trust of buyers across the globe.
Our fees are transparent. Unlike many other auction houses, we don’t charge for collecting your lots, photography or marketing and there’s no minimum lot charge.
Not surprisingly, our position as a trusted authority, with deep global reach, often leads to the achievement of higher than expected prices at auction.
Free valuation
If you’re interested in selling your items and you’d like a free auction valuation, without obligation, our specialists will be happy to help. You can submit online or bring your sale item to a valuation day at our Mayfair auction house or at a regional venue. Alternatively, request a home visit.
BUY WITH US
We’re here for you, whether you’re an experienced collector with a depth of knowledge or an occasional buyer attracted to a particular piece of jewellery or vintage watch.
Be assured that the item in question has been accurately described and photographed, detailing all available information, from its provenance to its current condition. Be certain that our price estimate is fair and sensible.
Delve deep into our website and you’ll discover a vast store of helpful background data, including prices achieved for similar items at previous auctions. Informed and empowered, study our detailed online catalogue, then place your bid in complete confidence.
