Shilling of Britain

[Andriulis]

Hello! Please help. I bought a coin, but I can't say, isn't this coin a copy. Maiby someone can help. Sorry, my english isn't very good.

[Rob]

Hello! Please help. I bought a coin, but I can't say, isn't this coin a copy. Maiby someone can help. Sorry, my english isn't very good.

It looks real enough. A 1723 SSC shilling is quite common even in high grade (which this isn't) so there is no incentive for people to make forgeries, and I don't think any of the usual culprits make a copy of this type. Its grade is Fine, and its value is about £20. It is a one year type with 3 varieties of reverse. Yours is the common one and the others are with C struck over SS in the 3rd quarter (not as rare as ESC indicates and in fact is fairly common) whilst the third is with the French Arms in the shield by the date. This is scarce in any grade and extremely rare in top grade.

It is made from silver supplied by the South Sea Company hence the initials SS and C in the angles on the reverse.

[Chris Perkins]

Looks real enough. Old doesn't always mean valuable though. It's worth around £20.00.

[Andriulis]

Looks real enough. Old doesn't always mean valuable though. It's worth around £20.00.

I know, that it isn't very valuable. But british coins are rare in our country, anr I'm very hapy to have an oportunity to buy this coin. But here are many chinese copies, thas why I ask. For me 20 pounds isn't very small sum of money, I'm just starting colecting coins.

[HistoricCoinage]

Which country are you from?

[Andriulis]

Which country are you from?

Lithuania, Vilnius