The Gary Oddie Collection of English Regal Shillings

James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Shilling, fifth bust, mm. tun, reads fra and hi, 6.01g/5h (Oddie, BNS Blog 22 Apr. 2023, O1/R1, this coin illustrated; N 2101; S 2656). Trifling marks, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, extremely rare [removed from a certified NGC holder (2880326-008) labelled AU 58] £6,000-£8,000

This lot is to be sold as part of a special collection, The Gary Oddie Collection of English Regal Shillings.

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Baron Bolland Collection, Sotheby Auction, 21-7 April 1841, lot 160; J. Brumell Collection, Sotheby Auction, 19-27 April 1850, lot 412; J.B. Bergne Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20-31 May 1873, lot 631; W. Brice Collection; Hon. R.W. Marsham Collection, Sotheby Auction, 19-27 November 1888, lot 502; A.A. Banes Collection, Sotheby Auction, 30-1 October 1922, lot 89; E.H. Wheeler Collection; ‘XYZ’ Collection, SCMB August 1947 (2); R.G. Blake Collection, SCMB May 1956 (BL 153); with B. Lorich; Magnusson Art Group Auction (Morristown, NJ, USA) 3 November 2022, lot 60

A copy of the relevant page from the blog article accompanies the coin. Although Gary Oddie knew of five specimens, including his own, there are almost certainly more extant; four others have appeared on the market in recent times (Richardson, ex Lingford 1218; NAC 151, 1052; Cope, ex Slaney et al; SJA 14, 45). The Lockett specimen (2156) remains unaccounted for, and doubtless others exist in institutions. It should also be noted that the existence of Lingford 1219, a ‘fine work’ piece reading hib (Oddie dies O6/R9) demonstrates that more than one pair of dies was used to create such coins