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The Northumberland Shilling of George III
George III (1760-1820), silver Shilling, 1763, so-called Northumberland type. Young laureate and draped
bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. III DEI. GRATIA. Rev. crowned
cruciform shields, garter star at center, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border
surrounding, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D.
B.ET.L. D. S R. I. A. T ET. E. (ESC 1214; Bull 2124; S 3742; KM
597). Toned, in PCGS holder graded AU 50.
$1,250
PCGS certification 34313090. The Northumberland Shilling is so called because the Earl of Northumberland as the new
Lord Lieutenant of Dublin in 1763 distributed £100 worth of these new coins, some two thousand pieces whilst parad-
ing on the streets of Dublin in Ireland. The calendar year of 1763 represented an output of 2,629 pounds in weight of sil-
ver for coinage. The coinage of 1763 consisted of maundy denominations and shillings only, and probably means that cir-
ca 100,000 shillings plus would have been issued, which is still a very small figure as annual mintages go at this time.
The Northumberland Shilling of George III
George III (1760-1820), silver Shilling, 1763, so-called Northumberland type. Young laureate and draped
bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. III DEI. GRATIA. Rev. crowned
cruciform shields, garter star at center, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border
surrounding, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D.
B.ET. L. D. S R. I. A. T ET. E. weight 5.96g (ESC 1214; Bull 2124;
S 3742; KM 597). Toned, in PCGS holder graded AU 58.
$2,000
Ex: Purchased privately from Spink and Son Ltd. 1994. This coin illustrated in “Coinage and Currency in Eighteenth Century
Britain, The Provincial Coinage” by David W Dykes, page 38, number 34.
PCGS certification 34313089. The Northumberland Shilling is so called because the Earl of Northumberland as the new
Lord Lieutenant of Dublin in 1763 distributed £100 worth of these new coins, some two thousand pieces whilst parading
on the streets of Dublin in Ireland. An old ticket accompanies this piece written in the hand of one of the earlier gener-
ations of the Baldwin family (early 20th Century) mentioning the £100 worth given out, and falsely giving the impression
that £100 worth was the sum total issued, when in fact the calendar year of 1763 represented an output of 2,629 pounds
in weight of silver for coinage. The coinage of 1763 consisted of maundy denominations and shillings only, and proba-
bly means that circa 100,000 shillings plus would have been issued which is still a very small figure as annual mintage goes.