The first year from the George V shilling series is the 1911, struck at the Royal
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint in London, it has a
Mintage
The number of coins struck of a particular designation
mintage of 1,700,000 making it quite a difficult coin to acquire in any grade. The average example of this date grades G to VG and obtaining any examples beyond this can be quite a challenge. No significant hoards of 1911 shillings surfaced though some
Mint state
A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mint state examples are known.
In
Mint state
A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mint state, it is about twice as common as the elusive 1912 (
Learn more about the 1912 Shilling) and 1913 (
Learn more about the 1913 Shilling) shillings but scarcer than the 1914 shilling (
Learn more about the 1914 Shilling), but the piece, like the 1910 (
Learn more about the 1910 Shilling), generally exhibits numerous
Surface hairlines
Fine surface marks caused by other coins scraping against them
surface hairlines due to the distribution process via ship from the England and as such is very difficult to obtain beyond MS64. Despite this the 1911 keeps up well in all
Mint state
A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mint state grades due to natural demand brought about from
Type set
A collection consisting of one coin of each type and possibly variety
type set collectors seeking the first year of the George V issue for their sets.
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