1816 English Shilling

[Old Dude]

This is not a recent find. It was dug in August 2014. Last night I was looking on EBay at these and they were asking a wide range of prices, from 5 bucks to 50. They all had one thing in common though. NO counter stamp. Does mine have much added value because of the stamp? I can't tell what the counterstamp is though. Thanks for your thoughts.

 

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[Loco-Digger]

Sweet coin OD. No matter when it was found. Sorry I am not an expert on coin grading and pricing. I get excited by just digging a coin , and later finding out it fills a hole in one of my coin folders.

 

[Daryn]

Sorry but whatever collector value there was is pretty much gone from the big scratch on the face. Cool coin though.

 

[Old Dude]

Sorry but whatever collector value there was is pretty much gone from the big scratch on the face. Cool coin though.

Yeah, I was pretty upset when I saw I had done that lol.

 

[david680]

As a shilling, the value may be just a little above silver, even with the scratch, but if the counterstamp is ID'ed that could make a bit of difference.

 

[Daryn]

I just scratched a mercury and a barber dime. Damn 350 said that they were 4 inches down and they were more like 1/2 inch down. That is why I am ordering my ATP from Bart at Big Boys this week.

 

[coinsareawesome]

Melt for that coin is at $2.63, so it might be worth around $3, maybe more with that counter stamp.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Silver melt value, the counter stamped adds no value as they were merchants counter stamps, and near impossible to ID.

SS

 

[OWK]

Silver melt value, the counter stamped adds no value as they were merchants counter stamps, and near impossible to ID.

SS

Actually, this isn't completely true.

Often coins were counterstamped by silversmiths.. some of whose marks are very highly sought after, if they are American coin silversmiths.

Particularly southern ones.

People will buy the mark, not the coin, if it's the right mark. And will pay potentially hundreds for the right mark.

 

[Frankyg]

Don't melt it down!! It is a great piece of American history. George 3rd is villified to this day in England as 'The man who lost America'.

 

[Frankyg]

Looks like he lost a shilling as well :-)

 

[Garrett424]

Great looking old coin in my book, scratch and all.
Silver is always good.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

That's a beautiful looking coin Dave!

Whatever the value might be, it's only worth what a collector will pay for it and you'll always have the memory of finding it.

Unless you get Alzheimer's of course!

Dave