English Shilling collectors?

Scotland's equivalent of the shilling was the merk or 13/4 coin which was relatively close in value to the shilling.

 

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I very much enjoyed reading your post this morning (both). The history surrounding the coin is just as relevant as the coin itself. This is exactly why I collect them. Thank you so much for taking the time to post your coins with the history behind them.

 

My Pine Tree Shilling, small planchet:

 

You might look for the shillings with the die number on the reverse. Maybe get one of each number.I don't even know the full story on those, if there is one.

 

PHILIP & MARY Shilling n.d.(1554-58)

Philip brings to the coinage his titles and complicated coat of arms in addition to the traditional English and French titles and arms of the English monarchs

 

Welp! Now a gotta get a 2nd job.

 

OK, I give, I can hang a bit:

(I think I can match the Cromwell, and hopefully up the ante)

 

Wow. Impressive would certainly be an understatement in the case of this particular coin.

 

so many fantastic shillings!

 

Received a couple today for the collection. It’s no Cromwell, but it’s my first hammered shilling!

 

Surely there are some VIGO shillings owned by CT members? I have one somewhere but need to find it.

 

The George I is inscribed, in part: "DG", short for "Deo Gratia". How ironic, that this German guy shows up, an' they make him King of England; they have to, and they also have to mark on their coins how grateful they all are for his non-British Sauerkraut Majesty. He didn't even speak any English, and when the crowd of onlookers audibly grumbled and muttered as the royal household arrived, one of the German noblewomen reassured them, crying out: "Fee (sic) are here for all of your goods!"; to which some wit in the crowd called back, " Yes, and our chattels, too!".

 

Isn't this one a 50% silver coin?

 

I have a nice Anne Vigo Half Crown. . .

 

Does anyone have one of these?

 

Here you go - Vigo shilling 1702:

 

Hiya, this is a very scarce pattern issue by the Royal Mint in nickel as part of a possible attempt to debase further the 0.500 standard issue shilling (there were also such shillings struck in 1923 with at least the 1924 evidently struck in 5.0 gm and 5.7 gm trial weights).

 

I think I may have kept an eye out for Ed VI shillings and yours seems to be an exceptional example.

I have a question for you. Is there any chance of getting an English coin of Janes I dated 1607? I don't recall any of his pieces were specifically dated?

 

Not a shilling, but according to this book on English coins, there was a six pence produced with the year 1607.

 

In fact, there’s one actively being auctioned on eBay.