Anna Dei Gratia 1711 Holed Shilling?

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Imasnore Valued Member Canada 360 Posts	Posted 11/16/2011 11:19 am This appears to be a British Shilling from 1711 (Do not have a sufficient number of coins to warrant a purchase of catolgue pre-1837). Someone has decided to make into jewelry by holing it. I guess my father's (collector)logic: a representative holed beats nothing...regardless, here it is. My question is: Is this a British Shilling? It appears to have the same symbols but appears smaller, thinner than more recent ones. It is about 21 mm with a corded edge, thin, sorry no weight. Report this Post to the Staff

molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 11/16/2011 1:46 pm Yes it is a British Shilling coin from Queen Anne's reign. It's typical that the coin is slightly thinner than your average Shilling coin because it's milled. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 11/16/2011 7:10 pm Anne was Queen from 1702 to her death in 1714. Initially, she was separately and simultaneously Queen of England and Scotland. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain. The other devices on your shilling are the harp of Ireland, and the fleur-de-lys of France. The English claimed to be rightful Kings of France until the Napoleonic era (Treaty of Amiens, maybe ?) Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 11/17/2011 02:50 am Quote: Is this a British Shilling? It appears to have the same symbols but appears smaller, thinner than more recent ones. It is about 21 mm with a corded edge, thin, sorry no weight. Sorry, guys, but the answer to the question is "no". The reason that it's smaller and thinner than other shillings is that this coin is actually a sixpence. Queen Anne shillings are larger than post-1816 shillings; they're 26mm across. Quote: The English claimed to be rightful Kings of France until the Napoleonic era (Treaty of Amiens, maybe ?) More or less, yes. Wikipedia article. From 1797, the French refused to negotiate peace until the British renounced their claim to the French throne. The British took the opportunity of the Union with Ireland in 1800 to redesign the arms and reword the titles to remove the ambit claim. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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