Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 1 25 Sep 2018
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George I (1714-27), silver Shilling, 1724, Welsh Copper Company issue, W.C.C. below second laureate and draped bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. D. G. M. BR. FR. ET. HIB. REX. F. D., rev. crowned cruciform shields, pair of interlinked Cs and Welsh feathers in alternate angles, seven strings to Irish harp, garter star at centre, Z type 1 in date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, .BRVN ET. L. DVX S.R.I.A:TH ET. EL., weight 6.00g (Bull 1595 R2; ESC 1182 R2; C&R 730 R4; S.3650). Toned extremely fine and extremely rare this well preserved.
Provenance:
Ex Lt .Col. G. T. Pearce, Collection purchased by A H Baldwin, 1978.
Ex Collection of English Coins Property of a Gentleman, Spink Coin Auction 126, 14th July 1998, lot 513.
Ex Martin Hughes Collection, Spink Coin Auction 139, 16th November 1999, lot 347.
Silver Shillings with the provenance mark "W.C.C." below the bust of King George I and with Welsh plumes and pairs of interlinked C's on the reverse were only produced for four years from 1723-26 inclusive. They were produced from silver bullion that had been mined in Wales by the Welsh Copper Company.
Provenance:
Ex Lt .Col. G. T. Pearce, Collection purchased by A H Baldwin, 1978.
Ex Collection of English Coins Property of a Gentleman, Spink Coin Auction 126, 14th July 1998, lot 513.
Ex Martin Hughes Collection, Spink Coin Auction 139, 16th November 1999, lot 347.
Silver Shillings with the provenance mark "W.C.C." below the bust of King George I and with Welsh plumes and pairs of interlinked C's on the reverse were only produced for four years from 1723-26 inclusive. They were produced from silver bullion that had been mined in Wales by the Welsh Copper Company.