1723 Great Britain SSC Silver Shilling Coin French Arms At Date Variety RARE

  

1723 SSC Silver Shilling Coin. French Arms at Date Variety. This is a circulated, you grade coin. The coin pictured is the coin you will receive.

George I 1723 SSC Shilling, French arms at date, extremely rare variety. World Coins - George I 1723 SSC Shilling, French arms at date, extremely rare variety. George I (1714-27), silver Shilling, 1723, South Sea Company issue, variety with French arms at date, first laureate and draped bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. Crowned cruciform shields, garter star at center, initials of the South Sea Company in alternating angles, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRVN. Weight 5.93g Bull 1589 R2; ESC 1177 R2; S.

Toned with some surface marks, fine, reverse almost very fine and extremely rare. The Latin legends translates as on the obverse "George, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith" and on the reverse Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

The silver supplied up to 1723 produced a large coinage of Crowns, Half crowns, Shillings and Sixpences all dated 1723.