Watch List notes:

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Half Pound (30mm, 5.60 g, 5h). First–Fourth issues. Tower (London) mint; im: castle. Struck 1569-1571. (castle) ELIZABETH : D'· G'· ANG'· FR'· ET : HI'· REGINA, crowned bust left, wearing ruff / (castle) SCUTUM : FIDEI : PROTEGET : EAM, crowned coat-of-arms; E R flanking. Brown & Comber G18; Schneider 747 (same dies); North 1994; SCBC 2520B. Some luster, slight weakness in parts of legends. Good VF. Rare.


From the G.W. Trow Collection, purchased from J. Philpotts.