COMMONWEALTH. 1649-1660. AR Shilling (30mm, 5.92 g, 2h). Tower (London) mint; im: sun. Dated 1651. (sun) · THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND ·, coat-of-arms within wreath / · GOD · WITH · VS · 1651, two coat-of-arms; · XII · (mark of value) above. Bull 96; ESC 984; North 2724; SCBC 3217. Deep iridescent toning. In NGC encapsulation 6062177-003, graded MS 61. Sharp details on the sun mintmark.
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Ex Triton XXVI (10 January 2023), lot 1264; Long Island Collection (Heritage 61255, 30 January 2022), lot 97142.
