Lot 214
(1659-1660) Maryland Lord Baltimore Shilling Breen-64. NGC graded AU-53. Variety with a colon following MARIAE: Glossy medium steel and gray with a couple peeps of frosty lighter silvery toning in protected areas of the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and quite attractive. The legends are complete and boldly struck. The only defect is a mint-made planchet void on the edge at K-10 on the obverse and the opposing rim at K-8 on the reverse. Otherwise this piece is exceptional in every respect. These pieces were struck by the order of Cecil Calvert, the Second Lord Baltimore, for use in Maryland. The shilling was the largest of four denominations struck in England and shipped to Maryland where they circulated for a short time. The obverse shows the portrait of Cecil Calvert and his family's coat of arms is shown on the reverse. Both of those devices are superbly defined on this example. NGC population 1 with 1 finer (AU58).
Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000.
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| Realized $25,300 |
