1 Shilling - George II (Older bust)
Issuer United Kingdom
Type Standard circulation coins
Obverse
Older laureate and draped bust of King George II left, legend around.
Lettering: GEORGIVS·II· DEI·GRATIA·
Reverse
Crowned cruciform shields with central Garter star, divided date above, legend around. Note: varieties exist (see below)
Lettering: M·B·F·ET H·REX· F·D·B ET·L·D·S·R·I A·T·ET·E 17 58·
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
George II (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
coin
Demonetization
Yes (Date: 1817-03-03)
Face Value
1 Shilling (Numeric: 0.05) (Fraction: 1/20)
Engravers
Obverse
John Tanner
Reverse
Johann Ochs
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
6.02 g
Size
25 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
GEORGIVS·II· DEI·GRATIA·
Reverse Lettering
M·B·F·ET H·REX· F·D·B ET·L·D·S·R·I A·T·ET·E 17 58·
Market Prices by Year
| Date | 1743 | 1745 | 1746 | 1750 | 1758 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mint | - | LIMA | - | - | - |
| Mintage | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | - | - | - | - | - |
| VG | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 25.25EUR | 31.47EUR | - | - | 23.54EUR |
| VF | - | 86.16EUR | - | - | 47.19EUR |
| XF | - | 137.27EUR | - | - | 97.90EUR |
| AU | 264.35EUR | 226.57EUR | - | - | 192.59EUR |
| UNC | - | 1,709.56EUR | 1,669.63EUR | 457.73EUR | 293.11EUR |
Comments
House of Hanover (1714-1901), George II (1727-60), Older bust (1743-58), Sterling silver shilling. The standard weight of these coins was 6/31 troy ounce (92.9 grains).1745-46 LIMA pieces were struck from a large hoard of silver captured from the Spanish by Admiral Anson's squadron operating in the Pacific Ocean. The word "Lima" engraved under the bust is a reference to the fact that the Spanish silver was being shipped from Lima, Peru back to Spain when it was intercepted by Anson.Obverse and reverse die varieties:1743-45 Legend reads 'GEORGIUS'1746-58 Legend reads 'GEORGIVS'KM#583.1, Sp#3702 (1743-47) Roses in angles;KM#583.2, Sp#3703 (1745-46) LIMA below bust;KM#583.3, Sp#3704 (1746-58) Plain angles;
