The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins & Tokens formed by Marvin Lessen

Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Shilling, undated, full titles, mark of value, no stops on rev., 5.98g/12h (Tooze 1175, same rev. die; N 1970; S 2498). Some detail of faces weak, otherwise very fine and carefully struck, a very rare variant £1,000-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: Bt CNG March 1997.

Although cataloguing convention places the undated issue with mark of value before the unmarked, it would seem likely that the latter coins (see next Lot) were issued first. A die study of the series might offer evidence for such a supposition, but remains to be undertaken