Horses
Great Britain - 1 Shilling

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Purchased on 12/4/2012.

This is a one shilling piece issued in 1758 by Great Britain. It was issued as a circulation strike dated in only 3 years (1750, 1751, and 1758), and the 1758 is the most affordable of the issues. It is listed in Krause as KM#583.3, and the 1758 coin is valued at $225 in XF40. The 1750 and 1751 issues are listed in Krause at values of $800-$1200 in XF40. This example is very well struck, and exhibits very nice original toning.

George II, the son of King George I of Great Britain, was born (1683) and raised in Northern Germany and was the last British Monarch born outside of Great Britain. He reigned from 1727 as King of Great Britain and Ireland; but, he was additionally Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover), and as such, the rearing Saxon Steed is included among the shields on the reverse of this Shilling. Upon his death in 1760, he was succeeded by his grandson, King George III. The monarchs of Great Britain were of the House of Hanover from 1714 (George I) until the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.