Commonwealth (1649-1660), Crown, 1653, Ns over inverted Ns, shield of England within palm and laurel wreath, rev. conjoined shields of England and Ireland, V above, 30.08g, 10h, m.m. sun [on obv. only] (Spink 3214; ESC 6 [6]; N.2721), darker tone, a handsome and well-balanced coin, a pleasingly good very fine, in NGC 'Francis' holder, graded AU53 (Cert. #5878642-001)