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[2431] Great Britain. Pattern silver Shilling, 1778

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,625.00 USD Estimated At:3,250.00 - 3,750.00 USD
[2431] Great Britain. Pattern silver Shilling, 1778
<Our item number 79337><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> Pattern silver Shilling, 1778.</B> George III. Old Bust. ESC-1240, listed as R3, &#34;extremely rare.&#34; ESC says engraved by &#34;Yeo or Tanner.&#34; Crowther attributes it to Yeo, as does Forrer. Not listed by Spink, though it is clearly related to S-3742, the famous Northumberland shilling, also engraved by Richard Yeo, who was assistant engraver at the Royal Mint in 1749 and chief engraver as of 1775, working at the same time as Tanner. This cataloguer has always thought of this 1778 pattern as the more desirable of the two pieces of the same style, that is this and the 1763 Northumberland. Certainly it is far, far rarer. Our present example is possibly the finest known, called a &#34;deeply toned gem&#34; by its owner, who comments that all other seen by him have shown scuffing and even wear, from either pocket carrying or even actual circulation, as the years following the minting of this coin were hard times during an extended war with France in which silver specie all but disappeared from public use. All in all, a very historic, unusually choice, and ultra-rare coin! Delightful gray toning with some pale gold iridescence. Super-sharp Proof strike. <B>NGC graded Proof 65.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;3,250-3,750. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 79337<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/079337.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/079337N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $5000 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. </P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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