1863/1 Shilling For Your Delight - GTG if You Like

Good Morning and Happy Week to All. Here is a very nice IMHO shilling I got at DNW some years ago. As you may know a very rare date in higher grades; GTG if you like:



PS - Sorry about some of the pixel issues

 

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Nice coin, attractive and neat overdate

 

Beautiful coin. I like how clear the overdate is too. Thanks for sharing!

 

This got a "62" at NGC and I was flabbergasted. There are NOT the hairlines present in any lighting conditions, it has not been cleaned or altered. The coin has to be a very early strike and some of the foremost of English dealers have seen the coin (with some crazy offers for it) who agree. This was a DNW auction coin about 6 years ago and was viewed and lauded by many.
Anyway, it is one of my favorite Vicky shillings and is a quite rare date.

 

Looks much better than a "62". Beautiful coin with a clear overdate.

 

I think with coins like this, and getting such a grade, that it discourages possible submitters as the TPGs can be patently off base (if that makes sense).

 

MS 63. Missing some ribbon and leaves. That’s a shame. Nice coin

 

Well, what I can say is that in hand the piece is really incredible and possibly one of my favorite shillings - like it better even than very highly graded 1848/6, 1850 and 1854. The coin is extremely proof-like, not polished and at least under every light source I have tried lacking hairlines post minting.
BTW, the missing bits are not post mint damage but rather filled dies.
Some quite knowledgeable Brits that I won't reveal have looked at this coin and give it similar marks.
The grade? MS 62! I would buy any Vick shilling of same quality of any date as a 62.