Watch List notes:

Great Britain, Commonwealth of England AV 2 Crowns - 10 Shillings. Tower (London) mint, 1651. • THE • COMMONWEALTH • OF • ENGLAND •, coat of arms within wreath; sun above / • GOD • WITH • VS •, conjoined coat of arms of England and Ireland; X (mark of value) and date above. Friedberg 270; SCBC 3210; KM 394; N. 2717; Schneider 350. 4.56g, 27mm, 9h.

Mint State; rev. die break, attractive reddish tone and lustre.

Acquired from Stanley Gibbons (Guernsey) Limited, prior to 2017 (£16,450);
Ex St. James's Auctions Ltd., Auction 18, 27 September 2011, lot 73 (hammer: £9,500).