Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth Issue, Shillings, Tower, .925 Fine, bust 6B (5), 1587-1589, 5.66g, 11h, m.m. crescent; also, 1590-1592, 5.95g, m.m. hand, collector notes this as 'an ugly grey coin', which is perhaps a tad harsh!; another, 1592-1595, 4.79g, 7h, m.m. tun; others, 1594-1596, m.m. woolpack (2), 5.67g, 8h; and, 6.11g, 4h m.m. key, 5.58g (North 2014; Spink 2577), the third corroded with pitted surfaces, otherwise general circulation wear, some splits, the portraits largely flat excepting the last, good to about fine (5).
Provenance
i), ii), iii), iv) Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham Coin Fair, 24 July 1993
v) Purchased privately, 3 September 2000
Estimate: £100.00 - £140.00