1953 E shilling

[Guest mick747]

Hi, I have two 1953 english shillings one has MG present at the base of the queens neck the other does not, I have looked thru a bag of other shillings from 1953-1966 and can't find it on them. Can any body shed any light on this. regards. mick.

[Geoff T]

MG is the initials of the designer, Mary Gillick. After 1953 the relief of the coins was altered slightly as it was realised that the original relief was comparatively shallow. It's also true that small, low relief markings like initials are the first things to disappear with a bit of circulation.

[Guest mick747]

Thanks.