(1659) MD 1S Lord Baltimore MS(PCGS#34)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

174

等级

XF40

价格

69,783

详细说明

Sharp EF-40 (PCGS) Lord Baltimore Shilling Undated (ca. 1658) Lord Baltimore Shilling. Hodder 1-A, W-1080. Rarity-6. Large Bust, MARIAE. EF-40(PCGS). A pleasing, lightly circulated example of the largest of the denominations authorized by Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore. Rare in all grades, most Lord Baltimore shillings are quite well worn, often damaged or mounted, with choice mid-grade examples extremely difficult to come by. While Baltimore sixpences are somewhat plentiful from a recent hoard, no such group of shillings has ever turned up. This piece shows rich dark gray surfaces with slate blue and pale gold undertones but for a lighter area in the left obverse field. The minor surface marks are commensurate with the grade and level of wear, no damage or corrosion, really a nicely preserved specimen. Original in appearance, a fine example of this signal 17th century American rarity. Calvert was accorded "all the rights of the Bishop of Durham" in his Maryland charter, which Calvert read to mean including the right to issue coins--just like the medieval Bishop of Durham. While this interpretation got Calvert into hot water for exporting precious metals from the British Isles, some of the coins made it to America nonetheless and served the small population of his Chesapeake domain. Today, they're typically found only in museums and advanced collections of early American coins. Provenance: From the Collection of Thaddeus A. Tatum III. Earlier ex Ira & Larry Goldberg's sale of the Mark Gordon Collection, May 2009, lot 3; John Kraljevich American, by direct purchase on August 1, 2009; Jim Jones; our sale of the Collection of Jim Jones, March 2012, lot 1011. PCGS Population: 5; 25 finer through MS-61. PCGS# 34. Click here for certification details from PCGS.