The Finest @ Pcgs & Ngc Au55 James I 1605-06 1s Shilling Bob, Toned, England

The Finest @ Pcgs & Ngc Au55 James I 1605-06 1s Shilling Bob, Toned, England
The Finest @ Pcgs & Ngc Au55 James I 1605-06 1s Shilling Bob, Toned, England
The Finest @ Pcgs & Ngc Au55 James I 1605-06 1s Shilling Bob, Toned, England
The Finest @ Pcgs & Ngc Au55 James I 1605-06 1s Shilling Bob, Toned, England
The Finest @ Pcgs & Ngc Au55 James I 1605-06 1s Shilling Bob, Toned, England
The Finest @ Pcgs & Ngc Au55 James I 1605-06 1s Shilling Bob, Toned, England
The Finest @ Pcgs & Ngc Au55 James I 1605-06 1s Shilling Bob, Toned, England
The Finest @ Pcgs & Ngc Au55 James I 1605-06 1s Shilling Bob, Toned, England

The Finest @ Pcgs & Ngc Au55 James I 1605-06 1s Shilling Bob, Toned, England
AN UBER-LOVELY "FINEST" ENGLAND, KING JAMES 1st , "BOB" SHILLING S-2655. TIED FINEST OF ONLY TWO AT BOTH PCGS & NGC! "TOP POP" (THIS, AN EXCEEDINGLY EXCEPTIONAL SPECIMEN). NOTE: COMPARE THE ONE OFFERED HERE, WITH THE ONLY OTHER AU55 PIECE BELOW AT BOTTOM. 1605-06 " ROSE " MINT MARK, 2ND COINAGE , FOURTH BUST!!

NONE HAVE BEEN GRADED AT PCGS! OUTSTANDING UNDERLYING LUSTRE ABOUNDS ON THIS PIECE! NGC AU55 1605-06, S-2655 , SHILLING (1s) ENGLAND, KING JAMES 1st, NGC CERT #4466426-003. PRESENTING EXQUISITELY SPLENDID OLD WORLD TONING OF SCENIC OCEAN BLUES , SPLASHES OF SPARKLING GOLDS , ALL MIXED WITH ANCIENT LUSTROUS COIN SILVER GRAYS!

A WELL HAMMERED STRIKE ON A LOVELY ROUND 405 YEAR OLD LUSTROUS SILVER PLANCHET, WITH NO EDGE SPLITS, NO CLIPS & NO PECK MARKS- SIMPLY A VERY WHOLESOME & HISTORIC SPECIMEN. 12 Pence = 1 Shilling (1s) or (aka "BOB"). The symbols's' for shilling and'd' for pence derive from the Latin solidus and denarius used in the Middle Ages. AN HISTORIC SHILLING PIECE THAT COULD HAVE EASILY SAILED ON THE " GODSPEED " DURING DECEMBER 1606 FROM BLACKWALL ENGLAND TO WHAT WOULD BECOME JAMESTOWN IN THE NEW WORLD, MAKING LAND FALL IN APRIL 1607.

THE ENGLISH SETTLERS & ADVENTURERS CAME WITH A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF COINAGE TO CONDUCT COMMERCE AMONG THEMSELVES, AS WELL AS OTHER EUROPEAN TRADING VESSELS, THAT THEY WOULD ENCOUNTER. THE "BOB" OR SHILLING WERE AMONG THE FIRST COINAGE USED IN THE VERY BEGINNING OF ENGLISH COLONIAL SETTLEMENT AT JAMESTOWN!

IF, AN ADDITION OF A "FINEST" ENGLISH TYPE PIECE. IS DESIRED FOR AN IMPRESSIVE WORLD TYPE COLLECTION, THEN THIS HERE. JOHN SMITH'S POCKET PIECE.

THE "GODSPEED", "SUSAN CONSTANCE" & "DISCOVERY"- THE JAMESTOWN FLEET. JAMES 1ST, THE KING THAT CHARTERED THE "VIRGINIA COMPANY", ORDERED THE TRANSLATION OF THE 1611 KING JAMES AUTHORIZED BIBLE, AND WHOSE PORTRAIT ADORNS THIS "TIED FINEST" NGC AU55 S-2655 ONE SHILLING- "BOB".

MANY MORE REALLY COOL & HISTORIC OFFERINGS, See other items. NOTE: BELOW IS THE DESCRIPTION & PICTURE OF THE ONLY OTHER AU55 S-2655 PIECE. James I (1603-25) Shilling ND.

S2655, 2nd Coinage, Rose mm (struck 1605-06), AU55 NGC, an excellent example, far above what is normally seen, superior flan and strike, the mm on reverse really clear, pleasing gray toning. NOTICE THE LARGE RIM SPLITS , & THE OUT OF ROUND OR BROKEN FLAN/PLANCHET ON THIS ONLY OTHER (TIED FINEST) AU55. IN ALL FAIRNESS, WHEN THIS PIECE WAS PRESENTED.

IT WAS, AT THAT TIME, THE REIGNING KING OF "BOB"S. THERE IS NOW, A MUCH MORE OUTSTANDING KING OF THE "BOB'S " OFFERED. The item "THE FINEST @ PCGS & NGC AU55 JAMES I 1605-06 1S SHILLING BOB, TONED, ENGLAND" is in sale since Sunday, June 4, 2017.

This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Europe\UK (Great Britain)\Shilling". The seller is "boonebark" and is located in California.

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The Finest @ Pcgs & Ngc Au55 James I 1605-06 1s Shilling Bob, Toned, England