Shilling 1850 the 5 struck over a lower 5, as ESC 1296, VG the reverse with some dark tone in places, Extremely Rare, the key date in the Victorian series
Shilling 1850 ESC 1296, Bull 2996, Fine, toned a good problem-free example of the key date in the Victorian Shilling series and very rare in all grades
Shilling 1850 ESC 1296, Bull 2996, Fine, toned a good problem-free example of the key date in the Victorian Shilling series and very rare in all grades, Ex-London Coins Auction A135 4/12/2011 Lot 1960 hammer price £1400
Shilling 1869 ESC 1319, Bull 3037, Die Number 8, UNC or near so with subdued lustre, a rare date, our archive database shows only six examples sold since 2003, during which time we have sold more examples of 1850, 1851, 1854, 1862 and 1863 Shillings, so based on empirical data, under-rated for rarity by the catalogues
Shilling 1869 ESC 1319, Bull 3037, Die Number 11, EF with light hairlines, the reverse nicely toned, a rare date, our archive database shows only six examples sold since 2003, during which time we have sold more examples of 1850, 1851, 1854, 1862 and 1863 Shillings, so based on actual numeral data, under-rated for rarity by the catalogues
Shilling 1850 50 over 49 or 46 ESC 1297, Bull 2997/2998 About VF/VF and Very Rare. All 1850 Shillings very rare, with the overdate variety even more so. The second finest example of this type we have offered, only the Andrew Wayne Collection example was superior
Shilling 1850 50 over 49 or 46 ESC 1297, Bull 2997/2998, the obverse having the first I in VICTORIA missing it's lower right serif, we note two previously sold examples on our database show this serif to be weak or missing on this very rare type, VG, the reverse a touch better, very difficult to find in any grade
Shilling 1850 ESC 1296 NVF, the obverse once cleaned with some contact marks around the Queen's chin, now retoning, nevertheless an extremely rare coin, even more so in grades above Fine
Shilling 1850 ESC 1297 50 over 49 or 46 (R4). The 5 clearly overstruck over a 4 though the underlying figure below the 0 is unclear VG/F with some light scuffing in the reverse field
Shilling 1850 ESC 1297 50 over 49 or 46 (R4). The 5 clearly struck over a 4 though the underlying figure below the 0 is unclear approaching EF perhaps once cleaned and retoned nevertheless extremely rare and especially so in this high grade Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coins Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1284
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