Welcome to Treasure Trades—your destination for historic commemorative coins and medals.This listing features a United Kingdom 1 Shilling, 1933 under King George V (KM#833), struck in London. Specs per coin: .500 silver, 5.66 g, 23.59 mm, 1.7 mm thick, reeded edge, medal alignment (0°). Reported mintage for 1933: 11,511,624. Actual silver weight ≈ 0.091 ozt (≈2.83 g fine). A classic pre-WWII British silver shilling with the iconic lion-and-crown style motif—ideal for collectors of pre-decimal and George V coinage. Sold as a collectible; not intended for modern circulation. (Your melt calc noted ≈ $4.36, varies with spot.)

Add this 1933 George V silver shilling to your set today—once it’s gone, it’s gone!

 Why this is a smart buy

Intrinsic silver value: ~0.091 troy oz fine silver provides a melt-value floor (spot-price dependent).

• Historic pre-decimal type: A core date in the late George V series—great for type/date runs.

• Broad collector appeal: British silver, pre-WWII, and pre-1947 content attract both bullion-minded and numismatic buyers.

• Survival vs. mintage: While 11,511,624 were struck, decades of circulation and melting mean attractive, original examples are finite.

• Condition premiums: Higher grades (AU/UNC, strong luster/clean fields) can command notable premiums beyond melt.

• Portfolio diversification: Combines numismatic significance with metal content, offering potential long-term appreciation, especially in well-preserved pieces.

Sources & citations

I can’t browse live pages right now, so I’m citing standard, reputable references widely used by collectors. These document the UK 1 Shilling (George V) KM#833 type, specs, and historical context.

• Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901–2000 (Krause) — canonical reference for KM numbers, metal, weight, and type spans (print/ebook). Publisher: https://www.krausebooks.com/

• NGC World Coin Price Guide — UK shilling (George V) listings with KM references, specs, and market context: https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/

• Numista (Collector Database) — United Kingdom 1 Shilling, George V (KM#833): specifications (.500 silver, 5.66 g, ~23.6 mm) and typical mintages by year. https://en.numista.com/

• Royal Mint Museum — background on George V coinage and pre-decimal issues: https://www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/

• The Royal Mint – Pre-decimal coins — history of UK pre-decimal denominations (incl. shilling): https://www.royalmint.com/discover/uk-coins/pre-decimal-coins/

• Wikipedia (overview) — Shilling (British coin) for denomination history and pre-1947 silver content context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling_(British_coin)