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

Description: Extremely RARE1723 SSC Silver Shilling CoinFrench Arms at Date VarietyThis is a circulated, you grade coinThe coin pictured is the coin you will receiveGeorge I 1723 SSC Shilling, French arms at date, extremely rare varietyWorld 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. D. G. M. BR. FR. ET. HIB. REX. F. D. rev. 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. ET L. DVX S.R.I.A.TH ET. EL., weight 5.93g (Bull 1589 R2; ESC 1177 R2; S.3647). 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 South Sea Company famously known for the economically disastrous "South Sea Bubble" of over-speculation by the public in its shares which occurred 300 years ago in 1720, subsequently managed to recover successfully with careful debt management from this low point and later supplied much silver bullion from South America to the Mint in exchange for the right to export money overseas. The silver supplied up to 1723 produced a large coinage of Crowns, Half crowns, Shillings and Sixpences all dated 1723

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