Sale: Triton X, Lot: 1408. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. AR Shilling (5.97 g, 6h). Dated 1723 SS C (South Sea Company). GEORGIVS • D • G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D •, first laureate and draped bust right / BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH ET • EL • 17 23 •, crowned cruciform coat-of-arms around Garter Star; SS and C alternately in angles (with C/SS in third quarter). ESC 1176A; SCBC 3647. Superb EF, satiny luster, light toning, gold and blue iridescence. Only a trace of cabinet friction on the high points. Rare C/SS variety.

From a North American Collection.