Lot 2302
Great Britain. Silver Shilling, 1723 SSC. George I. S-3647. First laureate bust. Nice clean dies, producing a pleasing coin that does not have the usually seen soft strike (caused by grease) and consequent missing letters or soft digits in the date. A lovely and Choice Uncirculated piece, with gleaming luster under soft golden gray toning. Sharp details. Struck from clashed dies. A delightful example of this unique issue, made from silver taken from the South Seas Company, one of the world's earliest examples of a stock-market bubble rife with scandal and fraud; the WorldCom and Enron of the early 18th century. NGC graded MS-64.
Estimated Value $550 - 650.
The Cheshire Collection.
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