new purchase, 1787 shilling

i received this in the mail today... pics don't do it justice. this may become my most photographed coin by the time i'm done. the dark spots in the fields on the reverse is, in my opinion, gorgeous blue toning. and i am not a fan of toned coins, but this one may get me thinking otherwise.

george iii (1760-1820) shilling, 1787
obv: older laureate and draped bust of king facing right.
rev: semée of hearts in hanoverian shield.


thanks for looking!! :smile

 

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Looks like a very nice coin

 

the sadly lamented shilling was one of our best looking coins over the centuries, this is a great example of the mad george issue.

 

That's really nice swish, I like it a lot. Congrats!

Bruce

 

i love the reverse design on it. i wish they had continued it a bit longer.

 

keep on going like this swish and your UK collection will be as big as mine................lol

 

that really is a beautiful coin. it would be interesting to see what the market was like for UK coins in the US