J. Preidis RN

关于此套币: What can you say about George III? One of the most alluring time periods in my mind, and one of the greatest in our history as a Nation. If only these coins could speak of where they've been or who's hands they were in at one point?

The 1787 w/hearts is one of the first English coins I purchased some years ago and one of the first eight coins I sent to PCGS for grading in 2004. I was pleasantly pleased with the grade since it was described as XF rather than MS. Don't know how soon I'll finish this since my focus has been on the gold side of the house, but as one peeks my interest, I'll send it off for grading. Of course, should I find one already graded, I'll consider it too! Start Date: 8 Mar 2006.

Update: 10 Jul 2007. I have the 1820 in MS condition with estimate of 64-66 range. Missed the submission deadline for this year, so will just have to wait for now, but I have achieved 75%.

Now, I'm perplexed as to the difficulty of finding a mint state example of the 1818 shilling in either regular or high 8 variety. Makes me wonder if the difficulty rating of "1" is truely accurate. As for the 1798, only two have ever been graded, and XF is the best grade to date. Don't know where these are hiding, I'd be happy with a VG example if it would pass the grading standard! Let's see what the coming year may find.

Update Feb 2008: Found another 1820 in MS64, so added it. Still have one pending certification. Fingers crossed for 65 or better!

In my research on the mysterious 1798 shilling, Spink lists Unc. at 12,000 pounds (about $24,000). Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Auctions sold this shilling in 2005 for $24,000, and their listing stated the uncirculated issue was part of the Cheshire Collection; NGC graded it MS63. As for my search for the 1818, I'm still looking. Found many from Poor to low XF, but don't know that I want to dilute my set just to get it.

Update July 2008: Disappointment and frustration can best describe the sentiment when I learned my 1820 shilling was coming back in a body bag! Something needs to be said about intuition. Coin didn't look cleaned, but the color just didn't seem quite right, but the stunning detail had me send it in. As with most who read this and submit raw coins, you've been there also. It's all part of the learning. Still on the hunt for a suitable 1818.

Update Feb 2009 - Am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my 1818, the rarest of the common issues. Found a beautiful example from the White Collection that was recently auctioned in England. If the budget were larger, I would have added four other George III varieties that were also stunning examples.

Update Nov 2010: This set is as complete as I can make it. I know of only three examples of the 1798, ranging from VF to MS63. Odds are not in my favor for acquiring this coin but I'm still looking. Any leads would be appreciated, however, budget will probably be the limiting factor.

Update Oct 2013: It's been a while since I added or posted anything. Just received the 1787 w/hearts variety to upgrade my set. Simply stunning! I had another I had intended to submit that was of equal quality or better than this one. Toning was a real eye popper! Then, as fate would have it, under a glass revealed the tiny swirls of a cleaning at some time in the past. That was about six years ago on that coin. So, with the 1787 issues, finding a sharp detailed one is quite the task. I'm pleased to add this beautiful example today.

Update Nov 2015: The only George III Shilling I've added is the 1819/8 variety in MS65. An item of curiosity is that when I look at it under my scope, the issue actually looks like a double-die rather than an over-strike.