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Shilling - 1702 to 1798 - Price Guide
The shilling as a coin was introduced at the beginning of the 16th century during the last years of the reign of Henry VII and until the middle of that century was known as a testoon. It was one of the first English coins to bear a real portrait of the monarch instead of the representative portrait which had served for the previous ten centuries.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1702 | - | - | $145 | $485 | $940 | $1,260 |
| 1702 - Plumes | - | - | $155 | $532 | $1,190 | $1,520 |
| 1702 - VIGO | - | - | $130 | $415 | $926 | $1,180 |
| 1702 - :ANNA | - | - | $200 | $742 | $1,860 | $2,410 |
| 1703 | - | - | $125 | $405 | $903 | $1,050 |
| 1704 | - | - | $742 | $2,490 | $4,870 | $5,900 |
| 1704 - Plumes | - | - | $225 | $635 | $1,530 | $1,790 |
| 1705 | - | - | $229 | $721 | $1,670 | $2,150 |
| 1705 - Plumes | - | - | $173 | $564 | $1,390 | $1,810 |
| 1705 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $152 | $498 | $1,130 | $1,450 |
| 1707 - 2nd Head | - | - | $156 | $531 | $1,240 | $1,290 |
| 1707 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh | - | - | $126 | $443 | $1,010 | $1,290 |
| 1707 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh - No stop on rev. | - | - | $371 | $1,190 | - | - |
| 1707 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * | - | - | $171 | $532 | $1,350 | $1,760 |
| 1707 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * - Local dies | - | - | $450 | $1,390 | - | - |
| 1707 - 3rd Head | - | - | $47.60 | $199 | $497 | $646 |
| 1707 - 3rd Head - Plumes | - | - | $122 | $420 | $995 | $1,280 |
| 1707 - 3rd Head - Edinburgh | - | - | $105 | $332 | $792 | $1,020 |
| 1707 - 3rd Head - Edinburgh * | - | - | $872 | - | - | - |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh | - | - | $213 | $696 | $1,280 | $1,640 |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * | - | - | $256 | $762 | $1,230 | $1,600 |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * - Local dies | - | - | $557 | $2,080 | - | - |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * - 8/7 | - | - | $519 | - | - | - |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * - No rays | - | - | $742 | - | - | - |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $199 | $622 | $1,140 | $1,400 |
| 1708 - 3rd Head | - | - | $55.70 | $186 | $479 | $559 |
| 1708 - 3rd Head - Plumes | - | - | $146 | $443 | $982 | $1,250 |
| 1708 - 3rd head - Edinburgh - 8/7 | - | - | $254 | $594 | $1,250 | $1,600 |
| 1708 - 3rd Head - Edinburgh * | - | - | $114 | $335 | $777 | $999 |
| 1708 - 3rd Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $158 | $466 | $1,030 | $1,260 |
| 1709 | - | - | $148 | $463 | $891 | $972 |
| 1709 - Edinburgh | - | - | $427 | $1,300 | - | - |
| 1709 - Edinburgh * | - | - | $173 | $622 | $1,340 | $1,700 |
| 1710 - 3rd Head | - | - | $127 | $403 | $894 | $1,140 |
| 1710 - 4th Head | - | - | $104 | $278 | $714 | $932 |
| 1711 - 3rd Head | - | - | $187 | $521 | $929 | $1,230 |
| 1711 - 4th Head | - | - | $51.30 | $202 | $379 | $476 |
| 1712 | - | - | $95.20 | $253 | $607 | $784 |
| 1713 - 3/2 | - | - | $120 | $267 | $625 | $731 |
| 1714 | - | - | $101 | $248 | $586 | $670 |
| 1714 - 4/3 | - | - | $119 | $417 | $865 | $1,090 |
| 1715 | - | - | $116 | $356 | $867 | $1,120 |
| 1716 | - | - | $241 | $727 | $1,640 | $2,090 |
| 1716 - V/L | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 | - | - | $164 | $547 | $1,230 | $1,570 |
| 1717 - Large Letters | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1718 | - | - | $111 | $349 | $815 | $1,050 |
| 1719 | - | - | $226 | $727 | $1,700 | $2,190 |
| 1720 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $144 | $451 | $960 | $1,210 |
| 1720 - Plumes and roses - 20/18 | - | - | $269 | $640 | $1,340 | $1,690 |
| 1720 - Plumes and roses - Large 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - Plain | - | - | $79.20 | $232 | $570 | $740 |
| 1720 - Plain - Large 0 | - | - | $92.80 | $281 | $676 | $874 |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $176 | $597 | $1,420 | $1,830 |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses - 1/0 | - | - | $134 | $451 | $1,050 | $1,360 |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses - 21/18 | - | - | $649 | $2,520 | - | - |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses - 21/19 | - | - | $181 | $597 | $1,260 | $1,590 |
| 1721 - Plain | - | - | $278 | $857 | $1,620 | $2,010 |
| 1721 - Plain - O/0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1722 | - | - | $142 | $477 | $1,120 | $1,430 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $152 | $507 | $1,170 | $1,500 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - SSC | - | - | $50.70 | $146 | $315 | $375 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - SSC - French Arms | - | - | $212 | $643 | $1,260 | $1,560 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - SSC - C/SS | - | - | $62.20 | $176 | $420 | $542 |
| 1723 - 2nd Head - Bow to tie | - | - | $80.40 | $225 | $481 | $608 |
| 1723 - 2nd Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $163 | $495 | $1,120 | $1,430 |
| 1723 - 2nd Head - W.C.C. | - | - | $1,210 | $3,120 | $6,900 | $8,800 |
| 1724 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $158 | $482 | $1,100 | $1,410 |
| 1724 - W.C.C. | - | - | $1,210 | $3,220 | $7,000 | $8,800 |
| 1725 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $162 | $485 | $983 | $1,420 |
| 1725 - Plumes and roses - No stop on obverse | - | - | $191 | $598 | $1,350 | $1,720 |
| 1725 - Plumes and roses - No stop on reverse | - | - | $200 | $705 | $1,540 | $1,960 |
| 1725 - W.C.C. | - | - | $1,240 | $3,350 | $7,400 | $9,400 |
| 1726 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $1,060 | $3,010 | $6,500 | $8,500 |
| 1726 - W.C.C. | - | - | $1,320 | $3,370 | $7,500 | $9,500 |
| 1727 - George I | - | - | $872 | $2,350 | $3,800 | $4,550 |
| 1727 - George I - No stop on reverse | - | - | $891 | $2,600 | - | - |
| 1727 - George I - No stop on obverse | - | - | $835 | $2,240 | $3,900 | $4,730 |
| 1727 - George II - Plumes | - | - | $206 | $659 | $1,460 | $1,860 |
| 1727 - George II - Plumes and roses | - | - | $142 | $435 | $1,110 | $1,440 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $148 | $457 | $1,180 | $1,540 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $174 | $520 | $1,270 | $1,640 |
| 1729 | - | - | $146 | $467 | $1,210 | $1,580 |
| 1731 - Plumes | - | - | $186 | $668 | $1,490 | $1,910 |
| 1731 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $131 | $422 | $1,170 | $1,540 |
| 1732 | - | - | $134 | $427 | $1,050 | $1,360 |
| 1734 | - | - | $117 | $377 | $649 | $705 |
| 1735 | - | - | $119 | $390 | $705 | $835 |
| 1736 | - | - | $108 | $308 | $844 | $926 |
| 1736 - 6/5 | - | - | $122 | $390 | $920 | $996 |
| 1737 | - | - | $117 | $377 | $883 | $1,010 |
| 1737 - GRΛTIΛ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1737 - 3/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | - | - | $77.30 | $278 | $630 | $649 |
| 1739 - 9/7 | - | - | $148 | $482 | $1,210 | $1,570 |
| 1739 - Small garter star | - | - | $96.50 | $371 | $727 | $1,090 |
| 1741 | - | - | $77.30 | $280 | $554 | $705 |
| 1741 - 41/39 | - | - | $167 | $538 | $1,260 | $1,620 |
| 1743 | - | - | $66.20 | $191 | $476 | $656 |
| 1743 - 3/1 | - | - | $97.40 | $292 | $728 | $946 |
| 1745 | - | - | $69.30 | $199 | $515 | $674 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $102 | $294 | $645 | $820 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $47.60 | $160 | $434 | $514 |
| 1746 | - | - | $119 | $359 | $821 | $1,050 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $143 | $421 | $960 | $1,240 |
| 1747 | - | - | $76.10 | $190 | $525 | $650 |
| 1750 | - | - | $73.60 | $238 | $583 | $755 |
| 1750 - 50/46 | - | - | $95.20 | $263 | $649 | $746 |
| 1750 - Wide O | - | - | $66.80 | $223 | $668 | $891 |
| 1751 | - | - | $173 | $609 | $1,330 | $1,700 |
| 1758 | - | - | $30.30 | $93.20 | $186 | $244 |
| 1758 - Small 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1763 | - | - | $575 | $997 | $1,590 | $1,840 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $36.50 | $74.80 | $123 | $164 |
| 1787 - No hearts | - | - | $31.50 | $60.60 | $106 | $162 |
| 1787 - No hearts - No stop over head | - | - | $48.20 | $105 | $210 | $263 |
| 1787 - No hearts - No stop at date | - | - | $66.80 | $153 | $322 | $407 |
| 1787 - No hearts - No stop on obverse | - | - | $566 | $1,300 | $2,780 | $3,430 |
| 1787 - Hearts - 1/1 | - | - | $81.60 | $223 | $408 | $427 |
| 1798 | - | - | $9,300 | $23,200 | $34,800 | $40,600 |
Proof (PR): Planchets of these coins (not intended for circulation) were polished before struck (usually struck twice for higher quality). The field of Proof coins wear a cameo aspect.
