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Silver Shilling
The Shilling is a silver coin formerly in circulation worth 12 pence, or one twentieth of an old pound. The first Shilling coin was produced in 1503, but there are mentions and reference in older English documents dating back to Anglo-Saxon times. The Shilling was an essential part of UK currency, and most transactions were stated in multiple of shillings and pence.
No British coin collection would be complete without the Shilling. For more information about Shillings coins please call customer support on 0121 634 8060 or email us at support@bullionbypost.co.uk.
1663 Silver Shilling Coin Charles II
from £183.84
1881 Silver Shilling Coin Queen Victoria
from £202.80
1741 Silver Shilling Coin George II
from £207.40
Silver Shilling Coin James I Near Fine
from £213.00
Silver Shilling Coin Queen Elizabeth I Near Fine
from £223.92
1632-1633 Silver Shilling Coin Charles I Harp
from £231.60
1885 Silver Shilling Coin Victoria
from £233.00
1872 Silver Shilling Coin Queen Victoria
from £235.00
Silver Shilling Coin James I Hammered mm Thistle
from £257.80
1604-1605 Silver Shilling Coin James I Lis
from £258.10
1834 Silver Shilling Coin CGS EF60
from £263.52
1665 Silver Shilling Coin Charles II Pattern Rare
from £277.80
1735 Silver Shilling Coin George II
from £293.00
Silver Shilling Coin James I Good Fine
from £293.00
1858 Silver Shilling Coin CGS 78
from £295.50
1700 Silver Shilling Coin William III
from £303.20
1693 Silver Shilling Coin William & Mary
from £308.30
1745 Silver Shilling Coin George II LIMA
from £310.00
1723 Silver Shilling Coin George I
from £316.08
Silver Shilling Coin Queen Elizabeth I Good Fine
from £324.72
1592-1595 Silver Shilling Coin Elizabeth I Tun
from £327.96
1839 Silver Shilling Coin CGS EF65
from £365.88
The Shilling was first minted during the reign of King Henry VII, as a 'testoon' but its more common name was soon adopted. The name Shilling is derived from the Old English 'scilling'. The testoon suffered from debasement for much of the Tudor period, dropping in value to six pence by 1544. It wasn't until the time of Queen Elizabeth I that the metal content was returned to its pre-debasement levels, and the value returned to 12 pence.
Shillings were one of the most common measurements for all British transactions, with pence as an addition. If something cost 64 pence, this would have been quoted as 5 shillings and four pence, or ' five and four'. The slang term 'bob' became popular for the shilling as well.
The Shilling would go on to be minted for centuries. In 1816, under King George III, the coins became standardised at 92.5% silver purity. During the war years of 1920 - 1946, silver shillings were reduced - like all other silver coins - to be 500 purity (50%).
Even when British coins were decimalised in the 1970s the Shilling would live on; continuing as legal tender with a value of five new pence until December 31st, 1990.
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