James II. 1685-1688. AR shilling ( ). 6.08 gm. 24.5 mm. 1685. His laureate bust left / Cruciform shields, stops in legend, smaller garter star in center. S. 3410. ESC 760 (S). As close to Mint State as a three-century-old coin can be; just the faintest rub on obverse high points and slight reduction of the mint frost in the fields; slight softness of strike in hair and corresponding on reverse at French arms; there is an early die break across the bottom of the portrait; overall the coin is lustrous.

The Frank Robinson Collection.