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History of the Shilling
Pictures of Shillings
Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, James II, William & Mary, William III, Anne, George I, George II, George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
It is stressed that the following prices are a guide to retail prices only,
and are in UK pounds. They represent what you might have to pay a dealer,
rather than what you might be able to sell them for.
I can take no personal responsibility for their accuracy, although every effort
has been made to ensure that they have been copied correctly.
The information has generally been taken from the UK monthly magazine
Coin News,
and is reproduced by the kind permission of
Token Publishing Ltd, 40 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1PE
The headings F, VF, EF and Unc refer to the condition grades of the coins. A guide to evaluating grades is found on my UK Coin Values Index page.
Proof coins relatively often found are listed, but the absence of a mention does not mean that a proof of that year does not exist, as special VIP proofs were often struck for presentation to distinguished visitors.
Values of these hammered coins are not available.
Year F VF EF 1658 1000 2200 4250 1658d extremely rare d: Dutch copy
Year F VF EF 1663 125 500 1600 1663v 300 800 1666el 500 1500 6000 1666elg 1800 4500 1666 extremely rare 1668b1 120 400 1600 1668/3 150 500 1668b2 120 450 1600 1669 extremely rare 1669/6 extremely rare 1670 150 500 2100 1671 150 500 2100 1671plb 450 1000 4500 1672 150 550 2100 1673 150 550 2100 1673plb 500 1200 5000 1673/2 175 600 1674/3 150 550 1674b2 150 500 2100 1674plb 400 1600 5000 1674plr 700 2000 5000 1674b3 450 1600 1675b2 200 800 1675/4 220 850 1675plb 450 1250 5500 1675b3 350 1300 1675/3 300 1100 1676 125 450 1800 1676/5 160 550 1676plb 450 1600 5250 1677 130 500 2000 1677pl 1200 3000 9000 1678 140 500 2000 1678/7 160 700 1679 140 500 2200 1679plb 450 1200 6000 1679pl 700 2500 6000 1679/7 160 600 1680 ex rare 1680plb 1100 3000 6500 1680/79 850 2500 1681 300 850 3000 1681/0 375 900 3250 1681ec 3000 9000 1682/1 1000 3300 1682 350 900 1683b2 ex rare 1683b4 250 800 2700 1684 250 800 2700 v: First bust variety b2: Second bust b3: Third bust b4: Fourth (larger) bust el: elephant below bust elg: As above, but 'guinea' head plb: plumes both sides plr: plumes reverse only pl: plume below bust ec: elephant and castle
Year F VF EF 1685 200 500 2000 1685pl extremely rare 1685ns 220 650 1686 220 550 2300 1686/5 225 600 2250 1687 200 600 2200 1687/6 200 550 2300 1688 200 600 2500 1688/7 220 550 2300 pl: plume in centre of reverse ns: no stops
Year F VF EF 1692 180 500 2400 1692i 210 550 2450 1693 180 500 2400 i: inverted 1
Year F VF EF 1695 40 120 600 1696b1 40 100 450 1696nsr 60 140 750 1696b1B 60 150 900 1696b1C 55 150 900 1696b1E 60 160 950 1696b1N 55 150 825 1696b1y 55 150 825 1696b1Y 55 150 825 1696b2 one known 1696b3C 160 400 1500 1696b3Y ex rare 1697b1 50 110 400 1697nsr 60 180 700 1697b1B 60 150 950 1697b1C 60 150 950 1697b1E 60 150 950 1697b1N 60 150 950 1697b1y 60 150 900 1697b1Y 50 150 725 1697b3 50 125 550 1697b3B 60 150 750 1697b3C 60 150 800 1697b3E 60 150 850 1697b3N 60 150 950 1697b3y 60 150 800 1697v3 60 140 575 1697v3B 60 150 1000 1697v3C 120 650 1698b3 90 275 1150 1698pl 200 550 2200 1698b4 150 600 2200 1699b4 110 450 1500 1699b5 100 325 1250 1699pl 150 450 2200 1699r 160 500 2100 1700 70 140 600 1700plb 2750 10000 1701 80 275 1000 1701pl 160 650 2100 b1: First bust b2: Second bust b3: Third bust v3: Third bust variety b4: Fourth bust b5: Fifth bust B: B below bust C: C below bust E: E below bust N: N below bust y: y below bust Y: Y below bust pl: Plumes on reverse plb: plumes below bust r: roses on reverse nsr: no stops on reverse
Year F VF EF 1702 80 300 700 1702pl 100 300 850 1702V 70 220 700 1703V 65 200 800 1704 500 1800 1704pl 80 240 850 1705 75 220 750 1705pl 80 240 800 1705rp 70 200 700 1707rp 60 180 650 1707b2E 50 140 550 1707E* 70 200 750 1707b3 35 100 450 1707pl 50 180 800 1707b3E 40 90 500 1707E*E extremely rare 1708E2 50 100 450 1708E*2 55 165 700 1708rp2 80 275 650 1708b3 45 140 475 1708pl 80 220 700 1708E3 60 175 650 1708/7E 200 450 1708rp3 70 180 625 1708E*E 60 170 550 1709 50 160 500 1709E* 50 170 650 1709E 70 160 550 1710rp3 60 140 675 1710rp4 60 150 675 1711b3 70 160 475 1711b4 30 75 250 1712rp 60 130 475 1713rp 60 130 450 1713/2rp 70 230 1714rp 60 110 375 1714/3rp ex rare b2E: E below second bust b3: Third bust b3E: E below third bust b4: Fourth bust E: E below bust E*: E* below bust E*2: E* below second bust E*E: E* below 'Edinburgh' bust E2: E below second bust E3: E below third bust pl: plumes on reverse rp: roses & plumes on reverse rp2: roses & plumes, second bust rp3: roses & plumes, third bust rp4: roses & plumes, fourth bust V: VIGO under bust
Year F VF EF 1715rp 80 200 900 3000 1716rp 150 500 2000 1717rp 90 300 1400 1718rp 75 225 800 1719rp 120 500 2200 1720rp 75 180 475 1720/18rp 150 500 1450 1720 40 100 450 1721rp 100 350 1750 1721/0rp 70 250 1000 1721 120 450 1500 1721/19 125 400 1721/18 500 1800 1722rp 80 240 1100 1723rp1 90 275 1200 1723SF 100 300 800 1723S1 35 110 275 1723S2 50 170 550 1723rp2 100 270 1100 1723WCC 1000 2200 7000 1724rp 80 200 800 1724WCC 1000 2200 7000 1725rp 80 200 1000 1725WCC 1000 2200 8000 1726rp 700 1800 7000 1726WCC 1050 2250 8250 1727rp extremely rare 1727rpn extremely rare
rp: roses & plumes on reverse
rp1: roses & plumes, first bust
rp2: roses & plumes, second bust
rpn: roses & plumes, no stops on obverse
S1: SSC on reverse, first bust
SF: SSC on reverse, first bust, Arms of France at date
S2: SSC on reverse, second bust
WCC: WCC below bust
*: 1721/0 is the roses & plumes type
Year F VF EF 1727pl 75 300 950 1727rp 60 180 650 1728rp 65 180 650 1728 75 220 700 1729rp 60 200 750 1731rp 70 200 700 1731pl 100 400 1250 1732rp 65 200 750 1734rp 65 200 700 1735rp 65 200 700 1736rp 65 200 700 1736/5 70 200 800 1737rp 65 200 650 1739r 50 160 475 1739/7 extremely rare 1741r 50 160 475 1741/39 extremely rare 1743r 30 80 325 1745r 30 80 325 1745L 35 90 325 1745/3 60 175 400 1746L 50 175 650 1746/5 100 300 1746 proof 4000 1747r 45 100 425 1750 40 140 425 1750/6 60 150 500 1751 140 600 1750 1758 20 50 140 L: LIMA under bust pl: plumes on reverse r: roses on reverse rp: roses & plumes on reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1763 450 800 1600 1787nsh 20 35 100 1787sh 35 65 125 1798 30000 1816 12 25 75 160 1817 12 35 85 180 1817e 120 250 700 1818 25 45 150 400 1819 15 35 100 220 1819/8 20 50 150 1820 15 30 100 220 nsh: no semee of hearts in 4th shield sh: semee of hearts in 4th shield e: GEOE instead of GEOR
Year F VF EF Unc 1821 15 40 160 490 1821 proof 1800 1823 50 90 250 600 1824 15 45 160 400 1825t2 20 50 160 550 1825/3t2 ex rare 1825t3 10 25 60 200 I825t3 ex rare 1826 10 25 60 200 1826 proof 800 1827 30 70 200 500 1829 20 60 175 450
Proofs are known for most dates.
t2: 1st bust, second reverse
t3: 2nd bust, third reverse
The rare 1825 type 3 has a capital I as the first numeral rather than a number 1.
Year F VF EF Unc 1831 proof 1750 1834 15 35 170 400 1835 15 35 170 400 1836 15 35 170 400 1837 20 60 200 550
Proofs are known for most dates. Those for 1834 to 1836 have a round-topped 3.
Year F VF EF Unc 1838 20 50 200 450 1839WW 20 50 200 450Type 2: Second Young Head, WW on truncation
Year F VF EF Unc 1839WW proof 1750Type 3: Second Young Head, no WW
Year F VF EF Unc 1839nWW 20 50 180 450 1840 20 50 180 450 1841 22 50 180 450 1842 20 45 170 475 1843 20 50 180 475 1844 15 40 150 420 1845 15 40 150 420 1846 15 40 150 420 1848/6 80 160 650 1500 1849 30 75 240 700 1850 800 1500 3000 7000 1850/49 800 1500 5000 1851 45 110 450 900 1852 15 35 125 400 1853 15 35 125 400 1853 proof 1800 1854 250 650 1500 4000 1854/1 200 900 1855 12 30 110 300 1856 12 30 110 300 1857 12 30 110 300 1857iG 200 600 1858 12 30 110 300 1859 12 30 110 300 1860 12 30 110 350 1861 15 40 150 500 1862 70 180 500 1500 1863 140 400 900 2200 1863/1 ex rare
Proofs known for several dates between 1838 and 1858
Type 4: Second Young Head, die number above date
Year F VF EF Unc 1864dn 10 30 110 250 1865dn 10 30 110 250 1866dn 10 30 110 250 1866BB 80 250 800 1867h2 10 35 110 275Type 5: Third Young Head, no die number
Year F VF EF Unc 1867 rare proof 1879ndn rareType 6: Third Young Head, die number above date
Year F VF EF Unc 1867h3 100 450 1868 12 40 110 275 1869 20 55 140 375 1870 14 40 100 275 1871 12 40 100 250 1872 12 40 100 250 1873 12 40 100 250 1874 14 40 100 250 1875 12 40 100 250 1876 14 45 120 450 1877 12 40 100 275 1878 12 40 100 275Type 7: Fourth Young Head, die number above date
Year F VF EF Unc 1878 12 40 100 275 1879dn 20 70 220 550Type 8: Fourth Young Head, no die number.
Year F VF EF Unc 1879ndn 10 28 75 190 1880 10 28 75 190 1881 10 28 75 190 1882 25 80 200 550 1883 10 28 65 180 1884 10 28 65 180 1885 10 28 65 180 1886 10 28 65 180 1887y 10 28 65 180 WW: WW on truncation nWW: no WW on truncation BB: BBITANNIAR variety dn: die number above date h2: second head h3: third head iG: inverted G in DG ndn: no die number
Proofs known for all dates except 1882 and 1883.
Type 9: Small Jubilee Head.
Year F VF EF Unc 1887j 4 8 15 40 1887j proof 350 1888 6 10 25 70 1889sh 35 90 300 sh: small head as 1888Type 10: Large Jubilee Head.
Year F VF EF Unc 1889lh 6 12 45 80 1890 6 12 45 80 1891 6 12 45 85 1892 6 12 45 110 lh: large head as 1890Type 11: Old Head, small rose
Year F VF EF Unc 1893 5 10 30 70 1893sl 5 10 30 70 1893 proof 270 1894 9 25 60 170 1895 9 25 55 160 1896 7 15 40 90 sl: small lettersType 11: Old Head, large rose
Year F VF EF Unc 1895 9 25 55 160 1896 7 15 40 90 1897 7 12 40 85 1898 7 12 40 80 1899 7 12 40 80 1900 7 12 40 85 1901 7 12 40 80
Year F VF EF Unc 1902 5 15 45 80 1902 proof 140 1903 10 35 150 500 1904 8 35 130 475 1905 110 300 1100 3500 1906 5 12 40 130 1907 5 12 40 140 1908 10 25 150 500 1909 9 22 110 400 1910 5 10 45 100
Year F VF EF Unc 1911 5 9 22 55 1911 proof 150 1912 6 11 25 80 1913 7 20 50 150 1914 4 7 25 55 1915 4 7 25 55 1916 4 7 25 55 1917 4 7 25 60 1918 4 7 25 55 1919 5 8 30 65Type 2: .500 Silver
Year F VF EF Unc 1920 2 4 20 45 1921 2 4 20 45 1922 2 4 20 45 1923 2 4 20 45 1924 7 15 50 150 1925 6 10 40 120 1926 3 8 30 110Type 3: Modified Obverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1926me 2 4 25 55 1927me 2 4 25 55Type 4: New Design
Year F VF EF Unc 1927t4 2 4 20 40 1927t4 proof 60 1928 2 4 15 40 1929 2 4 15 40 1930 2 4 20 50 1931 2 4 15 40 1932 2 4 15 45 1933 2 4 15 35 1934 2 4 18 50 1935 4 10 22 1936 4 9 20 me: modified (low relief) effigy t4: new design as 1928
Rare proofs dated 1928 to 1936 are known
Year F VF EF Unc 1937E 2 4 6 1937E proof 20 1937S 2 4 6 1937S proof 20 1938E 3 10 20 1938S 3 10 20 1939E 2 4 6 1939S 2 4 6 1940E 4 7 1940S 4 7 1941E 4 6 1941S 4 5 1942E 4 5 1942S 4 5 1943E 4 6 1943S 4 5 1944E 4 5 1944S 4 5 1945E 4 6 1945S 4 5 1946E 4 5 1946S 4 5 E: English reverse S: Scottish reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1947E 2 1947S 2 1948E 2 1948S 2
Year F VF EF Unc 1949E 5 1949S 5 1950E 5 1950E proof 20 1950S 5 1950S proof 20 1951E 5 1951E proof 20 1951S 6 1951S proof 20 1952E proof ex rare E: English reverse S: Scottish reverse
Rare proofs for some dates between 1938 and 1949 are known.
Year F VF EF Unc 1953E 1 1953E proof 4 1953S 1 1953S proof 4Type 2: No BRITT OMN
Year F VF EF Unc 1954E 2 1954S 2 1955E 2 1955S 2 1956E 10 1956S 10 1957E 1 1957S 10 1958E 10 1958S 1 1959E 1 1959S 1 3 10 50 1960E 1 1960S 1 1961E 1 1961S 3 1962E 1 1962S 1 1963E 1 1963S 1 1964E 1 1964S 1 1965E 1 1965S 2 1966E 1 1966S 1 1970E proof 10 1970S proof 10 E: English reverse S: Scottish reverse
Rare proofs for all dates from 1954 to 1966 are known.
Values extracted from Coin News June 2019
The lack of a value for a grade means either that the coin is rarely found in that grade or that its value is less than £1.
Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, James II, William & Mary, William III, Anne, George I, George II, George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
Very worn coins of Victoria and later may be worth no more than bullion value.
On 18th June 2019 silver bullion was $16.50 per oz. The shilling prior to 1920 contains 0.1682 oz of silver, and this gives a bullion value of about £2.22 or US$2.78.
Shillings from the period 1920 to 1946 contain 0.0909 oz of silver and thus have a bullion value of £1.20 or US$1.50.
Please note that the silver price and exchange rates fluctuate. Current bullion values may be available on my Bullion Value page.
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