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Auction 22180 13 Dec 2022
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Victoria (1837-1901), 'Young Head' Shilling, 1878 [Die 59], Type A7, fourth young head right, plain truncation, tight ribbon, rev. crowned denomination within wreath, die number 59, milled edge, 5.67g, 6h (Bull 3051 [R3]; ESC 1330; Spink 3907A), sumptuously toned, almost uncirculated.
In our Spink Numismatic e-Circular of 27 June 2022, lot 1179, the following note was appended about a similar 1878 Shilling with an additional 'lower tuft'. "The third and fourth heads of Victoria's pre-Jubilee specie are notoriously difficult to demarcate in the Shilling series. Traditionally the distinction has been made between the 'loose ribbon' (Type A6) and the 'tight ribbon' (Type A7) seen before the trailing hair at the back of Queen Victoria's head. More properly this should be seen as the transition from 'the Shilling head' (third bust used to 1879) to the 'Sovereign head' (fourth bust used thereafter)....Given the vagaries of numismatic understanding of the portraiture during this period, it will be interesting to see if this inspires further research."
Estimate: £180 - £240
In our Spink Numismatic e-Circular of 27 June 2022, lot 1179, the following note was appended about a similar 1878 Shilling with an additional 'lower tuft'. "The third and fourth heads of Victoria's pre-Jubilee specie are notoriously difficult to demarcate in the Shilling series. Traditionally the distinction has been made between the 'loose ribbon' (Type A6) and the 'tight ribbon' (Type A7) seen before the trailing hair at the back of Queen Victoria's head. More properly this should be seen as the transition from 'the Shilling head' (third bust used to 1879) to the 'Sovereign head' (fourth bust used thereafter)....Given the vagaries of numismatic understanding of the portraiture during this period, it will be interesting to see if this inspires further research."
Estimate: £180 - £240