George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Specimen Shilling, 1787, by L. Pingo, in silver, bust right, rev. cruciform shields with crowns in angles, semée of hearts, edge plain, 12h (ESC 1241; Eimer 85; Selig 1221). Good extremely fine, attractively toned, rare £700-900

Slabbed in NGC holder, graded PF 63.

One of the coins intended for the sets prepared by Lewis Pingo for the Bank of England and other interested officials in September 1787 (Manville, BNJ 2004, pp.90-1)