Watch List notes:

James II. AR Crown. 1686. First bust, no stops on obverse. SECVNDO. Bull 741; ESC 77; SCBC 3406. An unusually high grade first bust Crown. Minor haymarks otherwise richly toned with underlying brilliance. Unusually high grade for type. Very rare in this desirable state of preservation. In NGC encapsulation 2118346-005, graded AU 58 TOP POP.

From the Mildenhall Collection. Ex Spink 109 (4 July 1995) lot 172.

Tied for finest graded by NGC.