Watch List notes:

Elizabeth I (1558‑1603), Pound, Fine Gold, sixth issue (1583‑1600), mintmark tun (1592‑5) bust left with elaborate dress and profusion of hair, legend surrounds ELIZABETH DG ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA, pellet stops. Rev, crowned quartered shield of arms, E and R either side, reads SCVTVM FIDEI PROTEGET EAM, double annulet stops, ‑ (S.2534; N.2008; Schneider 798). Attractive toning retaining much of its original red mint bloom, fully centred in strike with crisp detail and depth in the Queens dress, legends legible both sides, few light scuffs in the left hand field. Extremely fine. Very conservatively graded and encapsulated by PCGS as AU55.