George I (1714-27) Read about George I

Shillings

WG-5570: 1720 George 1^st Silver Shilling. First bust, plain angles. Flat strike area otherwise a lovely grade coin. £195

WG-7314: 1723 George 1^st WCC (Welsh) Silver Shilling. Second laureate, draped bust but most importantly, made with Welsh silver extracted from various mines in Wales by the Welsh Copper Company. Spink 3650. A better grade WCC example, dated 1724, achieved £10,000 after commission in a recent Sovereign Rarities auction. This 1723 coin is clearly well circulated but does benefit from NOT having the usual reverse problems. There were no gold WCC coins produced - Welsh gold is like hens’ teeth (although I do seem to recall that Prince Charles and Diana had Welsh gold wedding rings?) and Welsh silver is not far behind This meant that the entire four year issue (which was entirely focused on shillings) was incredibly small, hence the rarity today. £845

Copper

WG-6333: 1723 Irish American William Wood Copper Halfpenny. Much better grade than normally seen. See Irish section