Watch List notes:

(x) THE JEAN-MARIE VANMEERBEECK COLLECTION OF NUMISMATIC PORTRAITS | Mary, Sole Reign (1553-1554), Groat, Tower, MARIA • (m.m.) • D • G • ANG .' FRA .' Z : hIB .' REGI • crowned bust left, wearing pearl necklace, plain bodice, rev. VERITA | S (m.m.) TEM | PORIS | FILIA, square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 2.11g, 12h, m.m. pomegranate (North 1960; Spink 2492), some superficial scratches behind bust, otherwise a truly outstanding example for type, the central devices beautifully uniform and further accentuated by rich dark cabinet toning, a really pleasingly bold extremely fine and much as issued.
Provenance
SNC, September 1982, no. 6686 - mint state
Estimate: £800 - £1200