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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 | - | - | $107 | $357 | $692 | $930 |
| 1702 - Plumes | - | - | $114 | $392 | $874 | $1,120 |
| 1702 - VIGO | - | - | $95.60 | $306 | $682 | $866 |
| 1702 - :ANNA | - | - | $148 | $546 | $1,370 | $1,780 |
| 1703 | - | - | $92.00 | $298 | $665 | $774 |
| 1704 | - | - | $546 | $1,830 | $3,590 | $4,350 |
| 1704 - Plumes | - | - | $166 | $468 | $1,130 | $1,310 |
| 1705 | - | - | $168 | $531 | $1,230 | $1,580 |
| 1705 - Plumes | - | - | $127 | $415 | $1,020 | $1,330 |
| 1705 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $112 | $367 | $834 | $1,070 |
| 1707 - 2nd Head | - | - | $115 | $391 | $913 | $953 |
| 1707 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh | - | - | $92.40 | $326 | $741 | $949 |
| 1707 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh - No stop on rev. | - | - | $273 | $874 | - | - |
| 1707 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * | - | - | $126 | $392 | $995 | $1,300 |
| 1707 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * - Local dies | - | - | $331 | $1,020 | - | - |
| 1707 - 3rd Head | - | - | $35.10 | $146 | $366 | $475 |
| 1707 - 3rd Head - Plumes | - | - | $89.70 | $309 | $733 | $945 |
| 1707 - 3rd Head - Edinburgh | - | - | $76.90 | $244 | $583 | $753 |
| 1707 - 3rd Head - Edinburgh * | - | - | $642 | - | - | - |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh | - | - | $157 | $512 | $942 | $1,210 |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * | - | - | $188 | $561 | $906 | $1,180 |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * - Local dies | - | - | $410 | $1,530 | - | - |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * - 8/7 | - | - | $382 | - | - | - |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Edinburgh * - No rays | - | - | $546 | - | - | - |
| 1708 - 2nd Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $146 | $458 | $842 | $1,030 |
| 1708 - 3rd Head | - | - | $41.00 | $137 | $353 | $412 |
| 1708 - 3rd Head - Plumes | - | - | $107 | $326 | $723 | $922 |
| 1708 - 3rd head - Edinburgh - 8/7 | - | - | $187 | $437 | $922 | $1,180 |
| 1708 - 3rd Head - Edinburgh * | - | - | $84.00 | $247 | $572 | $735 |
| 1708 - 3rd Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $117 | $343 | $759 | $927 |
| 1709 | - | - | $109 | $341 | $656 | $715 |
| 1709 - Edinburgh | - | - | $315 | $960 | - | - |
| 1709 - Edinburgh * | - | - | $127 | $458 | $989 | $1,260 |
| 1710 - 3rd Head | - | - | $93.30 | $297 | $658 | $839 |
| 1710 - 4th Head | - | - | $76.50 | $205 | $526 | $686 |
| 1711 - 3rd Head | - | - | $138 | $384 | $684 | $909 |
| 1711 - 4th Head | - | - | $37.80 | $149 | $279 | $351 |
| 1712 | - | - | $70.10 | $186 | $447 | $578 |
| 1713 - 3/2 | - | - | $88.10 | $196 | $460 | $538 |
| 1714 | - | - | $74.20 | $183 | $432 | $493 |
| 1714 - 4/3 | - | - | $87.40 | $307 | $637 | $802 |
| 1715 | - | - | $85.60 | $262 | $639 | $827 |
| 1716 | - | - | $178 | $535 | $1,210 | $1,540 |
| 1716 - V/L | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 | - | - | $121 | $403 | $906 | $1,160 |
| 1717 - Large Letters | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1718 | - | - | $82.00 | $257 | $600 | $771 |
| 1719 | - | - | $167 | $535 | $1,250 | $1,610 |
| 1720 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $106 | $332 | $707 | $894 |
| 1720 - Plumes and roses - 20/18 | - | - | $198 | $471 | $985 | $1,240 |
| 1720 - Plumes and roses - Large 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - Plain | - | - | $58.30 | $171 | $420 | $545 |
| 1720 - Plain - Large 0 | - | - | $68.30 | $207 | $498 | $643 |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $130 | $439 | $1,040 | $1,350 |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses - 1/0 | - | - | $98.30 | $332 | $776 | $998 |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses - 21/18 | - | - | $478 | $1,860 | - | - |
| 1721 - Plumes and roses - 21/19 | - | - | $133 | $439 | $929 | $1,170 |
| 1721 - Plain | - | - | $205 | $631 | $1,200 | $1,480 |
| 1721 - Plain - O/0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1722 | - | - | $104 | $351 | $821 | $1,060 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $112 | $373 | $859 | $1,100 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - SSC | - | - | $37.30 | $107 | $232 | $276 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - SSC - French Arms | - | - | $156 | $474 | $924 | $1,150 |
| 1723 - 1st Head - SSC - C/SS | - | - | $45.80 | $130 | $309 | $399 |
| 1723 - 2nd Head - Bow to tie | - | - | $59.20 | $166 | $354 | $448 |
| 1723 - 2nd Head - Plumes and roses | - | - | $120 | $365 | $824 | $1,050 |
| 1723 - 2nd Head - W.C.C. | - | - | $892 | $2,300 | $5,100 | $6,500 |
| 1724 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $116 | $355 | $809 | $1,040 |
| 1724 - W.C.C. | - | - | $892 | $2,370 | $5,100 | $6,500 |
| 1725 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $119 | $357 | $724 | $1,040 |
| 1725 - Plumes and roses - No stop on obverse | - | - | $141 | $440 | $992 | $1,270 |
| 1725 - Plumes and roses - No stop on reverse | - | - | $148 | $519 | $1,130 | $1,440 |
| 1725 - W.C.C. | - | - | $911 | $2,460 | $5,400 | $6,900 |
| 1726 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $783 | $2,220 | $4,810 | $6,200 |
| 1726 - W.C.C. | - | - | $974 | $2,480 | $5,500 | $7,000 |
| 1727 - George I | - | - | $642 | $1,730 | $2,800 | $3,350 |
| 1727 - George I - No stop on reverse | - | - | $656 | $1,910 | - | - |
| 1727 - George I - No stop on obverse | - | - | $615 | $1,650 | $2,870 | $3,480 |
| 1727 - George II - Plumes | - | - | $152 | $485 | $1,080 | $1,370 |
| 1727 - George II - Plumes and roses | - | - | $105 | $321 | $814 | $1,060 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $109 | $336 | $867 | $1,130 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $128 | $383 | $935 | $1,210 |
| 1729 | - | - | $107 | $344 | $889 | $1,160 |
| 1731 - Plumes | - | - | $137 | $492 | $1,100 | $1,400 |
| 1731 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $96.30 | $311 | $859 | $1,130 |
| 1732 | - | - | $98.80 | $314 | $771 | $999 |
| 1734 | - | - | $86.10 | $278 | $478 | $519 |
| 1735 | - | - | $87.90 | $287 | $519 | $615 |
| 1736 | - | - | $79.20 | $227 | $621 | $682 |
| 1736 - 6/5 | - | - | $89.70 | $287 | $677 | $733 |
| 1737 | - | - | $86.10 | $278 | $650 | $744 |
| 1737 - GRΛTIΛ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1737 - 3/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | - | - | $56.90 | $205 | $464 | $478 |
| 1739 - 9/7 | - | - | $109 | $355 | $888 | $1,150 |
| 1739 - Small garter star | - | - | $71.00 | $273 | $535 | $806 |
| 1741 | - | - | $56.90 | $206 | $408 | $519 |
| 1741 - 41/39 | - | - | $123 | $396 | $929 | $1,200 |
| 1743 | - | - | $48.70 | $141 | $350 | $483 |
| 1743 - 3/1 | - | - | $71.70 | $215 | $536 | $697 |
| 1745 | - | - | $51.00 | $147 | $379 | $496 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $75.10 | $216 | $475 | $604 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $35.10 | $117 | $319 | $378 |
| 1746 | - | - | $87.40 | $264 | $604 | $775 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $106 | $310 | $707 | $910 |
| 1747 | - | - | $56.00 | $140 | $387 | $479 |
| 1750 | - | - | $54.20 | $175 | $429 | $556 |
| 1750 - 50/46 | - | - | $70.10 | $194 | $478 | $550 |
| 1750 - Wide O | - | - | $49.20 | $164 | $492 | $656 |
| 1751 | - | - | $127 | $448 | $982 | $1,250 |
| 1758 | - | - | $22.30 | $68.60 | $137 | $180 |
| 1758 - Small 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1763 | - | - | $423 | $734 | $1,170 | $1,360 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $26.90 | $55.10 | $90.80 | $121 |
| 1787 - No hearts | - | - | $23.20 | $44.60 | $78.40 | $119 |
| 1787 - No hearts - No stop over head | - | - | $35.50 | $77.20 | $155 | $193 |
| 1787 - No hearts - No stop at date | - | - | $49.20 | $113 | $237 | $300 |
| 1787 - No hearts - No stop on obverse | - | - | $417 | $956 | $2,050 | $2,530 |
| 1787 - Hearts - 1/1 | - | - | $60.10 | $164 | $300 | $314 |
| 1798 | - | - | $6,800 | $17,100 | $25,600 | $29,900 |
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.
