1763 'Northumberland' shilling (2,000 distributed in Ireland + c. 98,000 circulated in Britain)

The 1763 “Northumberland” Shilling – Is it Irish or British?

Introduction: The Northumberland Shilling is so called because the Earl of Northumberland as the new Lord Lieutenant of Dublin in 1763 distributed £100 worth of these new coins whilst parading on the streets of Dublin in Ireland. At 20 shillings to the pound, this implies a total issue of 2,000 coins Although appointed in April…