Watch List notes:

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Shilling (33mm, 6.21 g, 5h). First coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1558-1560. Crowned bust 2A left, wearing ruff; wire line and beaded border / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; wire line and beaded border. BCW LS-6D/LS-g4; North 1985; SCBC 2549. Two small dents behind bust. Toned. VF. Rare.

Ex Spink 219 (24 September 2103), lot 554. Lot also includes an old Spink ticket in the hand of P. Finn.