Watch List notes:

Commonwealth (1649-60), gold Half-Unite or Double Crown of Ten Shillings, 1650. Variety without stops by mint mark, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark sun, THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND, rev. English and Irish shields, value .X. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, legend surrounding.GOD. WITH. VS., weight 4.48g (Schneider 349; N 2717; S 3210; Fr .270; KM 394.1). Attractively toned, plenty of red color, old hairline scratch on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, in PCGS holder graded AU Details (Tooled). Estimated Value $13,500

Ex Clarendon Collection, part 2, Bonhams, 17th October 2006.

PCGS certification 34313122. All gold coins of this period are struck in 22 carat gold and are the first British coins to have legends in plain English.