(1659) Lord Baltimore Shilling, Large Bust, H. 1-A, W-1080, R.6, VF25 PCGS....

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(1659) Lord Baltimore Shilling, VF25
Large Bust, W-1080

(1659) Lord Baltimore Shilling, Large Bust, H. 1-A, W-1080, R.6, VF25 PCGS. On June 20, 1632 Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, was granted a charter for the approximately 10 million acres in America that had been given to his father as a reward by King Charles I. The colony, named Maryland for Henrietta Maria, queen consort of Charles I, soon became an important producer of tobacco in the Chesapeake area. In fact, the crop was grown so successfully that it suffered severe deflation, and by 1650 the colonists were near rebellion. Several years later Calvert temporarily lost his control to a group of Puritans. In an effort to replace tobacco as the medium of exchange, and perhaps also to assert his authority as governor, in 1658 Calvert commissioned a coinage for the colony. Calvert had silver shillings, sixpence, groats, and rare copper denarium patterns struck.

Pleasing gunmetal-gray patina covers both sides of this appealing representative. The center of the obverse is softly struck, as is usual for these issues, but the reverse is boldly defined. The reverse is moderately misaligned toward 3 o'clock, affecting a few letters on the right border. Listed on page 10 of the 2026 Guide Book.
Ex: Boston ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2010), lot 3008.

Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 931464, Base PCGS# 34)

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