Tower shilling - Charles I

[Doctor 0]

Hello everyone. Need your advise. The coin is from my collection, looks like it is S2797 but crown is bigger that it should be. Am I right and it is S2797?

[TomGoodheart 373]

Hi Doctor. Your shilling is S2799 in the current Spink catalogue. Michael Sharp's G1/1 The 'Briot' style bust, as the one in my avatar.

Looks to be a decent example with the scarcer reverse (reverse 1) with the smaller cross ends. I'd be interested to see your own photo of it if you've taken one?

S 2797 is known as the 'Aberystwyth' style bust. The crown is rounder and shoulder larger like this:

Hope that helps!

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Edited December 12, 2014 by TomGoodheart

[Doctor 0]

Thanks for response! Will take and post photos this evening

[Colin G. 147]

This place has gone shilling mad lately, look what you have started Richard

[TomGoodheart 373]

LOL

And you might find Michael Sharp's article in the BNJ of interest Doctor.

Available as a pdf: M. B. Sharp The Tower Shillings of Charles I and their Influence on the Aberystwyth Issue via this link.

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[Coinery 926]

Might I also offer this as a good read?

http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1955_BNJ_28_44.pdf

[Doctor 0]

Thanks a lot for very useful links!

Attached are the promised pictures

[TomGoodheart 373]

Looks to be a very decent portrait! And the triangle over anchor mark is nicely clear too. A good buy I'd say!