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declan03

1723 George II SSC Shillings Heads 1 & 2

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Hi.

I have 2 x 1723 George II SSC Shillings. Heads 1 & 2. Is there mintage figures for this year as head 2 seems to be a lot scarcer than head 1.

Thanks.

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Reverse. 

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I don't think that mintage figures were generally recorded for many coins before the great recoinage of 1816.  You're right though, the second bust is quite a bit scarcer than the first bust.  

Those coins have seen a fair bit of action, in a good way.  Nice little bits of history you have there.

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Yes they're far from uncirculated lol. Why do you think there is extra lettering on the letter B in the word HIB?

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On 11 August 2017 at 10:11 AM, declan03 said:

Yes they're far from uncirculated lol. Why do you think there is extra lettering on the letter B in the word HIB?

Looks like a misstrike or overstrike.

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Thanks buddy. Yes it looks like an extra wee bit added on. Mich obliged. 

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