Baldwin & Sons
Auction 96 24 September 2015
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BRITISH COINS, George III, Silver Shilling, 1763, Northumberland type, young laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, garter star at centre (ESC 1214; S 3742). Attractively toned, extremely fine.
ex Phil Wallick, Simpsonville, Maryland, USA, c.1999
So called as the Earl of Northumberland specifically ordered £100 worth of this issue to distribute in Dublin on his appointment as Lord Lieutenant. However the whole mintage was much higher than the 2000 pieces supplied for that purpose; in fact according to John Craig's "the Mint" for the calendar year of 1763 a total of £2,629 worth of silver was struck into coin of all denominations available which were only the Shilling, Groat, Threepence, Twopence and Penny.
Estimate: £1000-1200
ex Phil Wallick, Simpsonville, Maryland, USA, c.1999
So called as the Earl of Northumberland specifically ordered £100 worth of this issue to distribute in Dublin on his appointment as Lord Lieutenant. However the whole mintage was much higher than the 2000 pieces supplied for that purpose; in fact according to John Craig's "the Mint" for the calendar year of 1763 a total of £2,629 worth of silver was struck into coin of all denominations available which were only the Shilling, Groat, Threepence, Twopence and Penny.
Estimate: £1000-1200