1758 King George II Shilling - EF - SPINK 3704

Reverse
The crowned shields to form a cruciform is used on the reverse. The angles are plain. The legend reads "1758 MBF ET H REX FDB ET LD SRI A TET E". 

This coin is graded: Extremely Fine. Please see images for detail. The coin you are purchasing will be the one displayed in the images above.

Fun Fact: In a time when £1 equalled 20 Shillings and 1 Shilling equalled 12 Pence, the Sixpence was effectively a half Shilling coin.

With a single Shilling you could buy dinner in a steakhouse - beef, bread and beer plus tip, 1lb of perfumed soap, postage of a one page letter from London to New York, or 1lb of Parmesan cheese.