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(1659) SHILNG Lord Baltimore Shilling AU55 NGC. Hodder 1-A, W-1080, R.6. ...

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Lord Baltimore Shilling, Choice AU
Rare and Important Silver Colonial Issue
Hodder 1-A

(1659) SHILNG Lord Baltimore Shilling AU55 NGC. Hodder 1-A, W-1080, R.6. 74.9 gn. The Maryland fourpence, sixpence, and shilling were the only silver colonial coinage authorized by the English government. Although the Massachusetts colony struck silver in much greater quantity, it was never sanctioned by the Crown. By contrast, the 1632 charter given Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, included right of coinage.

Nonetheless, Calvert was arrested in England in October 1659 and faced an inquiry from the Committee of the Council for Plantations, which had been informed that silver was illegally transported to the Maryland colony. The outcome of the inquiry is unknown, but Calvert lived until November 1675. He never visited the New World, although his younger brother Leonard and Cecil's son Charles both served as deputies in Maryland.

According to the Whitman Colonial Encyclopedia, "the silver issues enjoyed an extensive circulation, and most examples seen today show considerable wear. Very Good, Fine, and Very Fine are typical grades, often with surface marks or damage. Any coin conservatively graded About Uncirculated or higher is a major rarity."
From The Old New England Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2U3L, PCGS# 34, Greysheet# 383)

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2014 April 23 - 27 CSNS US Coin Signature Auction - Chicago #1204 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
April, 2014
23rd-27th Wednesday-Sunday
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