Charles I (1625-1649)

Silver Shilling

York mint

Group I, crude crowned bust left wearing plain armour and mantle, mark of value behind, rev. long cross fourchee over shield, mm. lion, 5.84g, (SCBC 2871, N.2317). Toned, slightly weak in parts but good very fine, the rarest of the York bust types

Provenance:
Ex. Motcomb collection, Morton and Eden, auction 126, 26th April 2024, lot 102
S.R. Naish, Seaby’s Coin and Medal Bulletin, Fixed Price List 338, November 1945 (N579)
Capt. R.D. Wills, Glendining, 6 December 1938, lot 562 (part)
with old ticket

Collecting hints:
Charles I York mint shillings were machine made and therefore were usually better struck and on better shaped flans than their Tower counterparts. They often occur in grades around very fine with much sharper example commanding high prices. The bust type offered here is the rarest, and this type is often struck off-centre

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