Shillings For 1957 Jamestown 350th Anniversary

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Anaximander Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 709 Posts	Posted 02/05/2019 06:50 am I read today a very brief account of the UK Royal Mint using original James I dies, to restrike seven shillings for the 350th anniversay of Jamestown ( founded 1607 ). As part of the celebration, the state of Virginia constructed full size replicas of the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery. The shillings were to be placed under the masts of these ships to continue a very old shipbuilding tradition. A small photo I have in a book shows these ships to have seven masts between them. Do these replica ships still exist? Does anyone have any more on the story of these seven shillings? Were more than seven struck? If so, what happened to the others? Report this Post to the Staff

Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/05/2019 12:50 pm I would love to see that article, but I would seriously doubt they would restrike such pieces with the original dies. From an article from 2015 it appears the ships still exist and are still moored at the Jamestown Settlement. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188342 Posts	Posted 02/05/2019 2:24 pm Very interesting. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Anaximander Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 709 Posts	Posted 02/05/2019 6:26 pm I am not aware of any article on this. All I have are a few brief lines in a book. Page 14 of: The Splendid Shilling ( A Social History of an Engaging Coin ) James O'Donald Mays 1982 "... permission was granted for striking seven shillings from dies of the reign of James I." The text has a footnote number, but the footnote itself is missing. I was hoping somebody would have more on this intriguing story. Report this Post to the Staff
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