(ca. 1860-1900?) NE Shilling Struck Copy. Newman-unlisted. Silver. EF-40.

26.5 mm. 121.6 grains. Coin turn. An unusual production, apparently quite old but also apparently unpublished and of a style that is not familiar to us. The unstruck areas are smooth and toned, showing scattered hairlines, old scratches, and trivial marks. The punches somewhat resemble Wyatt's in style, with a textured and vertically hatched background. Both punches appear to have been intentionally darkened to add contrast, and the letter forms were created by someone with at least a passing familiarity with genuine article. Several old horizontal scratches are present under the denomination. This variety is neither listed among the fabrications described in Newman's The Secret of the Good Samaritan Shilling, nor is the style similar to any of those described.

From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from Paramount.