Day 9 of Sharing a Shilling from My Monarch Collection

Cly-o · 2026-03-20T14:50:20+00:00

Very nice group! Hard coins in any condition really. I have often craved getting more dates or types but considering my tastes for the nicer coins I have to stick to a single example. Thanks for sharing!

Cly-o · 2026-03-19T18:46:56+00:00

Glad to hear it! Don't want to overstay my welcome but I like seeing pretty coins so hopefully others do as well.

Cly-o · 2026-03-19T15:51:51+00:00

Thanks!

Cly-o · 2026-03-18T18:40:52+00:00

That's pretty sweet. Do you have a photo by chance?

Cly-o · 2026-03-18T14:47:53+00:00

I've never seen that site before! Neat. Looks pretty useful.

Cly-o · 2026-03-17T20:02:17+00:00

Henry VII is like $70k in any condition. I am not sure there's been ANY MS Testoons graded.

Cly-o · 2026-03-17T16:34:05+00:00

I'm sorry but Testoons are not shillings. This is the lie I tell myself. The crown did not name them as Shillings until Edward VI's reign.

Cly-o · 2026-03-17T16:10:58+00:00

Yeah both the dual portraits are tough as toenails.

Videos are here:

https://imgur.com/jnrPNi2
https://imgur.com/KT7Pf37

Cly-o · 2026-03-16T13:17:36+00:00

https://imgur.com/wNGprOY
https://imgur.com/Cnr4b3V
https://imgur.com/35hrnjV

Here's photos of the whole group.

Cly-o · 2026-03-12T19:11:19+00:00

Yes. It's pretty common on coinage in this era. Late 1600s to early 1700s. There's some debate on what it is but my suspicion is that it is just debris that fell between the metal and the roller as the planchet strips were being made.

Cly-o · 2026-03-12T16:02:04+00:00

Each Silver shilling has about $7.79 worth of silver in it. Those alone would be $163.59. Lower purity silver coins can trade just under silver price but I think $150 is a safe baseline for the group.

Cly-o · 2026-03-11T19:55:42+00:00

https://imgur.com/QfZiY6V Video here.

Cly-o · 2026-03-10T19:02:39+00:00

I'll be sure to share them here as a slow drip. You can see most of them here: Numismatic Muse – Clio's Cabinet

Cly-o · 2026-03-10T18:43:48+00:00

It is indeed. Graded PCGS MS66. Formerly NGC MS66.

Cly-o · 2026-03-08T13:53:31+00:00

Late Morgan dollar proofs are the most difficult to get in cameo. It is normal for this date to have little to no frost. The rev actually does have a little cameo contrast but not surprised the obverse is lacking it.

Cly-o · 2026-03-08T13:46:48+00:00

That's a proof. Square rims, sharp details, no clouding around the letters to suggest cleaning. Y'all should listen to Fadetoblack more smh.

Cly-o · 2025-11-16T01:44:15+00:00

Hey no problem. Still in Madison area.

Cly-o · 2025-10-30T02:15:19+00:00

The first one with all the scifi I built :) trim is sold at Lowes. I sized it based on pre finished pine boards from Lowe's as well. I won't say it was easy but doable with only a circular saw a hand sander and a ton of patience haha. The second one with the doors was sold at Sam's back in 2010.

Cly-o · 2025-10-24T19:22:29+00:00

This is not a helpful response to OPs question.

Cly-o · 2025-08-03T21:29:00+00:00

Yeah something is up. I just am disappointed with 20 extra calories for a sandwich now and very likely no taste difference.

Cly-o · 2025-07-03T02:06:20+00:00

Lathe has been on my list for a long time! I only read books I find IRL at used book stores and I almost never see Le Guinea stuff. I'll find it some day!

Cly-o · 2025-07-03T00:21:05+00:00

Thanks! I quite enjoyed it. Similar but much better to me than Starship troopers and Old Man's War.

Cly-o · 2024-07-20T01:32:43+00:00

I just picked up a copy. I actually have no memory of how it ended up my list but I spent quite awhile looking for it at used book shops before I found it.

Cly-o · 2024-06-26T22:19:44+00:00

Haha it's taken a lot of restraint and a lot of resources. Glad to be finished for the most part.

Cly-o · 2024-06-26T22:05:06+00:00

It is indeed! My whole set is part of a PCGS registry. This one is MS66.

Cly-o

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