Commonwealth (1649-60), silver Shilling, 1653, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark sun, no stops at mint mark, THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND, rev. English and Irish shields, value .XII. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, legend surrounding, .GOD. WITH. VS., weight 5.93g (Bull 133 R; ESC 989B; N.2724; S.3217). Double struck in parts of legend and around date are with some weakness, otherwise, toned, very fine and rare without the stops by the mint mark sun.