SWYOR-4FA55B: Modern coin; shilling of George III

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-4FA55B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Modern coin; a possible imitation milled shilling of George III dated 1820 and stamped with a letter T in the neck. The coin looks like a New Coinage shilling of 1820, number 3790 in Spink's Standard Catalogue. However, the coin is a millimetre larger than the one illustrated in Spink, at 23.6mm diameter and 1.6mm thick, 5.6g. It has a Roman, serifed T stamped sideways on the neck, the base towards the right of the coin. There is also a dent in the top edge of the coin. In other respects, the coin is in very good condition, though the silver has patinated to a dark brown colour.

Obverse: Laureate head right with incuse T stamped on neck
GEOR: III D:G: BRITT: REX F:D: / 1820

Reverse: Crowned shield in garter
HONI • SOLI • Q MAL • Y • PENSE

12o'clock die axis

Very fine.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1820

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 5.6 g
Diameter: 23.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 18th April 2013 - Thursday 17th April 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2148

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete

Numismatic data

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Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Birkin (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5226
Four figure Latitude: 53.72781557
Four figure longitude: -1.21333362
1:25K map: SE5226
1:10K map: SE52NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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