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Shilling - 1715 to 1798 - Price Guide
The Royal Mint undertook a massive recoinage programme in 1816, with large quantities of gold and silver coin being minted. Previous issues of silver coinage had been irregular. The 1787 issue was not intended for issue to the public, but as Christmas gifts to the Bank of England's customers. New silver coinage was to be of .925 (sterling) standard, with silver coins to be minted at 66 shillings to the troy pound. Hence, newly minted shillings weighed 2/11 troy.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1715 | - | - | $84.50 | $258 | $630 | $816 |
| 1716 | - | - | $175 | $528 | $1,190 | $1,520 |
| 1716 - V/L | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 | - | - | $119 | $398 | $895 | $1,140 |
| 1717 - Large Letters | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1718 | - | - | $80.90 | $254 | $592 | $761 |
| 1719 | - | - | $165 | $528 | $1,240 | $1,590 |
| 1720 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $105 | $328 | $698 | $883 |
| 1720 - Plumes and roses - 20/18 | - | - | $196 | $465 | $972 | $1,230 |
| 1720 - Plumes and roses - Large 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - Plain | - | - | $57.50 | $169 | $415 | $538 |
| 1720 - Plain - Large 0 | - | - | $67.40 | $204 | $492 | $635 |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $128 | $434 | $1,030 | $1,330 |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses - 1/0 | - | - | $97.10 | $328 | $766 | $986 |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses - 21/18 | - | - | $472 | $1,830 | - | - |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses - 21/19 | - | - | $132 | $434 | $917 | $1,160 |
| 1721 - Plain | - | - | $202 | $623 | $1,180 | $1,460 |
| 1721 - Plain - O/0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1722 | - | - | $103 | $347 | $811 | $1,040 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $110 | $369 | $848 | $1,090 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - SSC | - | - | $36.90 | $106 | $229 | $273 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - SSC - French Arms | - | - | $154 | $468 | $913 | $1,140 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - SSC - C/SS | - | - | $45.20 | $128 | $305 | $394 |
| 1723 - 2nd Head - Bow to tie | - | - | $58.40 | $164 | $349 | $442 |
| 1723 - 2nd Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $118 | $360 | $814 | $1,040 |
| 1723 - 2nd Head - W.C.C. | - | - | $881 | $2,270 | $5,000 | $6,400 |
| 1724 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $115 | $351 | $799 | $1,020 |
| 1724 - W.C.C. | - | - | $881 | $2,340 | $5,100 | $6,400 |
| 1725 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $118 | $353 | $715 | $1,030 |
| 1725 - Plumes and roses - No stop on obverse | - | - | $139 | $435 | $979 | $1,250 |
| 1725 - Plumes and roses - No stop on reverse | - | - | $146 | $512 | $1,120 | $1,420 |
| 1725 - W.C.C. | - | - | $899 | $2,430 | $5,400 | $6,800 |
| 1726 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $773 | $2,190 | $4,750 | $6,100 |
| 1726 - W.C.C. | - | - | $962 | $2,450 | $5,400 | $6,900 |
| 1727 - George I | - | - | $634 | $1,710 | $2,760 | $3,300 |
| 1727 - George I - No stop on reverse | - | - | $647 | $1,890 | - | - |
| 1727 - George I - No stop on obverse | - | - | $607 | $1,630 | $2,840 | $3,440 |
| 1727 - George II - Plumes | - | - | $150 | $479 | $1,060 | $1,350 |
| 1727 - George II - Plumes and roses | - | - | $103 | $316 | $803 | $1,050 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $108 | $332 | $856 | $1,120 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $127 | $378 | $923 | $1,200 |
| 1729 | - | - | $106 | $339 | $878 | $1,150 |
| 1731 - Plumes | - | - | $135 | $485 | $1,090 | $1,390 |
| 1731 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $95.10 | $307 | $848 | $1,120 |
| 1732 | - | - | $97.50 | $310 | $761 | $986 |
| 1734 | - | - | $85.00 | $274 | $472 | $512 |
| 1735 | - | - | $86.80 | $283 | $512 | $607 |
| 1736 | - | - | $78.20 | $224 | $614 | $673 |
| 1736 - 6/5 | - | - | $88.60 | $283 | $669 | $724 |
| 1737 | - | - | $85.00 | $274 | $642 | $735 |
| 1737 - GRΛTIΛ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1737 - 3/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | - | - | $56.20 | $202 | $458 | $472 |
| 1739 - 9/7 | - | - | $108 | $351 | $877 | $1,140 |
| 1739 - Small garter star | - | - | $70.10 | $270 | $528 | $796 |
| 1741 | - | - | $56.20 | $204 | $403 | $513 |
| 1741 - 41/39 | - | - | $121 | $391 | $917 | $1,180 |
| 1743 | - | - | $48.10 | $139 | $346 | $477 |
| 1743 - 3/1 | - | - | $70.80 | $212 | $529 | $688 |
| 1745 | - | - | $50.30 | $145 | $375 | $490 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $74.20 | $214 | $469 | $596 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $34.60 | $116 | $315 | $373 |
| 1746 | - | - | $86.30 | $261 | $597 | $765 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $104 | $306 | $698 | $898 |
| 1747 | - | - | $55.30 | $138 | $382 | $473 |
| 1750 | - | - | $53.50 | $173 | $424 | $549 |
| 1750 - 50/46 | - | - | $69.20 | $191 | $472 | $543 |
| 1750 - Wide O | - | - | $48.50 | $162 | $485 | $647 |
| 1751 | - | - | $126 | $443 | $970 | $1,230 |
| 1758 | - | - | $22.00 | $67.80 | $135 | $178 |
| 1758 - Small 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1763 | - | - | $418 | $725 | $1,160 | $1,340 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $26.50 | $54.40 | $89.70 | $119 |
| 1787 - No hearts | - | - | $22.90 | $44.10 | $77.40 | $118 |
| 1787 - No hearts - No stop over head | - | - | $35.10 | $76.20 | $153 | $191 |
| 1787 - No hearts - No stop at date | - | - | $48.50 | $111 | $234 | $296 |
| 1787 - No hearts - No stop on obverse | - | - | $411 | $944 | $2,020 | $2,490 |
| 1787 - Hearts - 1/1 | - | - | $59.30 | $162 | $297 | $310 |
| 1798 | - | - | $6,700 | $16,900 | $25,300 | $29,500 |
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.
