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Shilling - 1702 to 1798 - Price Guide
The shilling as a coin was introduced at the beginning of the 16th century during the last years of the reign of Henry VII and until the middle of that century was known as a testoon. It was one of the first English coins to bear a real portrait of the monarch instead of the representative portrait which had served for the previous ten centuries.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1702 | - | - | $146 | $489 | $946 | $1,270 |
| 1702 - Plumes | - | - | $156 | $535 | $1,200 | $1,530 |
| 1702 - VIGO | - | - | $131 | $418 | $933 | $1,180 |
| 1702 - :ANNA | - | - | $202 | $747 | $1,870 | $2,430 |
| 1703 | - | - | $126 | $408 | $909 | $1,060 |
| 1704 | - | - | $747 | $2,500 | $4,900 | $6,000 |
| 1704 - Plumes | - | - | $227 | $639 | $1,540 | $1,800 |
| 1705 | - | - | $230 | $726 | $1,690 | $2,170 |
| 1705 - Plumes | - | - | $174 | $568 | $1,400 | $1,820 |
| 1705 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $153 | $501 | $1,140 | $1,460 |
| 1707 - 2nd Head | - | - | $157 | $535 | $1,250 | $1,300 |
| 1707 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh | - | - | $126 | $446 | $1,010 | $1,300 |
| 1707 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh - No stop on rev. | - | - | $374 | $1,200 | - | - |
| 1707 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * | - | - | $172 | $535 | $1,360 | $1,770 |
| 1707 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * - Local dies | - | - | $453 | $1,400 | - | - |
| 1707 - 3rd Head | - | - | $47.90 | $200 | $500 | $650 |
| 1707 - 3rd Head - Plumes | - | - | $123 | $423 | $1,000 | $1,290 |
| 1707 - 3rd Head - Edinburgh | - | - | $105 | $334 | $797 | $1,030 |
| 1707 - 3rd Head - Edinburgh * | - | - | $878 | - | - | - |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh | - | - | $215 | $700 | $1,290 | $1,650 |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * | - | - | $258 | $767 | $1,240 | $1,610 |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * - Local dies | - | - | $560 | $2,090 | - | - |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * - 8/7 | - | - | $523 | - | - | - |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * - No rays | - | - | $747 | - | - | - |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $200 | $626 | $1,150 | $1,410 |
| 1708 - 3rd Head | - | - | $56.00 | $187 | $482 | $563 |
| 1708 - 3rd Head - Plumes | - | - | $147 | $446 | $989 | $1,260 |
| 1708 - 3rd head - Edinburgh - 8/7 | - | - | $255 | $598 | $1,260 | $1,610 |
| 1708 - 3rd Head - Edinburgh * | - | - | $115 | $337 | $783 | $1,010 |
| 1708 - 3rd Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $159 | $469 | $1,040 | $1,270 |
| 1709 | - | - | $149 | $466 | $896 | $978 |
| 1709 - Edinburgh | - | - | $430 | $1,310 | - | - |
| 1709 - Edinburgh * | - | - | $174 | $626 | $1,350 | $1,720 |
| 1710 - 3rd Head | - | - | $128 | $406 | $900 | $1,150 |
| 1710 - 4th Head | - | - | $105 | $280 | $719 | $938 |
| 1711 - 3rd Head | - | - | $189 | $525 | $935 | $1,240 |
| 1711 - 4th Head | - | - | $51.70 | $204 | $381 | $479 |
| 1712 | - | - | $95.90 | $255 | $611 | $790 |
| 1713 - 3/2 | - | - | $120 | $268 | $630 | $736 |
| 1714 | - | - | $101 | $250 | $590 | $674 |
| 1714 - 4/3 | - | - | $120 | $420 | $871 | $1,100 |
| 1715 | - | - | $117 | $358 | $873 | $1,130 |
| 1716 | - | - | $243 | $732 | $1,650 | $2,110 |
| 1716 - V/L | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 | - | - | $165 | $551 | $1,240 | $1,580 |
| 1717 - Large Letters | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1718 | - | - | $112 | $352 | $820 | $1,050 |
| 1719 | - | - | $228 | $732 | $1,710 | $2,200 |
| 1720 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $145 | $454 | $966 | $1,220 |
| 1720 - Plumes and roses - 20/18 | - | - | $271 | $644 | $1,350 | $1,700 |
| 1720 - Plumes and roses - Large 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - Plain | - | - | $79.70 | $233 | $574 | $745 |
| 1720 - Plain - Large 0 | - | - | $93.40 | $283 | $681 | $880 |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $177 | $601 | $1,430 | $1,840 |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses - 1/0 | - | - | $134 | $454 | $1,060 | $1,360 |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses - 21/18 | - | - | $654 | $2,540 | - | - |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses - 21/19 | - | - | $182 | $601 | $1,270 | $1,600 |
| 1721 - Plain | - | - | $327 | $862 | $1,640 | $2,020 |
| 1721 - Plain - O/0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1722 | - | - | $143 | $481 | $1,120 | $1,440 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $153 | $510 | $1,180 | $1,510 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - SSC | - | - | $51.00 | $147 | $322 | $378 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - SSC - French Arms | - | - | $214 | $647 | $1,260 | $1,570 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - SSC - C/SS | - | - | $62.60 | $177 | $423 | $545 |
| 1723 - 2nd Head - Bow to tie | - | - | $80.90 | $227 | $484 | $612 |
| 1723 - 2nd Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $164 | $499 | $1,130 | $1,440 |
| 1723 - 2nd Head - W.C.C. | - | - | $1,220 | $3,140 | $7,000 | $8,900 |
| 1724 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $159 | $486 | $1,110 | $1,420 |
| 1724 - W.C.C. | - | - | $1,220 | $3,240 | $7,000 | $8,900 |
| 1725 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $163 | $489 | $990 | $1,420 |
| 1725 - Plumes and roses - No stop on obverse | - | - | $192 | $602 | $1,360 | $1,730 |
| 1725 - Plumes and roses - No stop on reverse | - | - | $202 | $710 | $1,550 | $1,970 |
| 1725 - W.C.C. | - | - | $1,250 | $3,370 | $7,400 | $9,500 |
| 1726 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $1,070 | $3,030 | $6,600 | $8,500 |
| 1726 - W.C.C. | - | - | $1,330 | $3,390 | $7,500 | $9,600 |
| 1727 - George I | - | - | $878 | $2,360 | $3,830 | $4,580 |
| 1727 - George I - No stop on reverse | - | - | $896 | $2,610 | - | - |
| 1727 - George I - No stop on obverse | - | - | $840 | $2,250 | $3,930 | $4,760 |
| 1727 - George II - Plumes | - | - | $207 | $663 | $1,470 | $1,870 |
| 1727 - George II - Plumes and roses | - | - | $143 | $438 | $1,110 | $1,140 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $149 | $460 | $1,190 | $1,550 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $176 | $524 | $1,280 | $1,660 |
| 1729 | - | - | $147 | $470 | $1,220 | $1,590 |
| 1731 - Plumes | - | - | $187 | $672 | $1,500 | $1,920 |
| 1731 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $132 | $425 | $1,170 | $1,550 |
| 1732 | - | - | $135 | $430 | $1,050 | $1,370 |
| 1734 | - | - | $118 | $380 | $654 | $710 |
| 1735 | - | - | $120 | $392 | $710 | $840 |
| 1736 | - | - | $108 | $310 | $850 | $932 |
| 1736 - 6/5 | - | - | $123 | $392 | $926 | $1,000 |
| 1737 | - | - | $118 | $380 | $889 | $1,020 |
| 1737 - GRΛTIΛ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1737 - 3/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | - | - | $77.80 | $280 | $560 | $654 |
| 1739 - 9/7 | - | - | $149 | $486 | $1,210 | $1,580 |
| 1739 - Small garter star | - | - | $97.10 | $374 | $732 | $1,100 |
| 1741 | - | - | $77.80 | $282 | $557 | $710 |
| 1741 - 41/39 | - | - | $168 | $542 | $1,270 | $1,630 |
| 1743 | - | - | $66.60 | $192 | $479 | $660 |
| 1743 - 3/1 | - | - | $98.10 | $294 | $733 | $953 |
| 1745 | - | - | $69.70 | $200 | $519 | $633 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $103 | $296 | $649 | $826 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $47.90 | $161 | $437 | $517 |
| 1746 | - | - | $120 | $361 | $826 | $1,060 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $144 | $423 | $967 | $1,240 |
| 1747 | - | - | $76.60 | $192 | $529 | $654 |
| 1750 | - | - | $74.10 | $240 | $587 | $760 |
| 1750 - 50/46 | - | - | $95.90 | $265 | $654 | $751 |
| 1750 - Wide O | - | - | $67.20 | $224 | $672 | $896 |
| 1751 | - | - | $174 | $624 | $1,340 | $1,710 |
| 1758 | - | - | $30.50 | $93.80 | $205 | $246 |
| 1758 - Small 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1763 | - | - | $579 | $1,000 | $1,600 | $1,860 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $36.70 | $75.30 | $124 | $149 |
| 1787 - No hearts | - | - | $31.80 | $61.00 | $107 | $163 |
| 1787 - No hearts - No stop over head | - | - | $48.60 | $106 | $212 | $265 |
| 1787 - No hearts - No stop at date | - | - | $67.20 | $154 | $325 | $410 |
| 1787 - No hearts - No stop on obverse | - | - | $570 | $1,310 | $2,800 | $3,460 |
| 1787 - Hearts - 1/1 | - | - | $82.20 | $224 | $411 | $430 |
| 1798 | - | - | $9,300 | $23,300 | $35,000 | $40,900 |
Proof (PR): Planchets of these coins (not intended for circulation) were polished before struck (usually struck twice for higher quality). The field of Proof coins wear a cameo aspect.
