Watch List notes:

X- Elizabeth I (1588‑1603), Half‑Pound of Ten Shillings, second issue (1560‑61), crowned bust left within beaded inner circle, legend and beaded border surrounding, mintmark cross‑crosslet, reads ELIZABETH DG ANG FR ET HI REGINA. Rev, crowned quartered shield of arms, E to left, R to right, legend surrounding, SCVTVM FIDEI PROTEGET E AM, 5.38g (S.2520; N.1982; Schneider 738). Beautiful toning, a fusion of yellow gold and dark amber around the rim edge, struck on a fully rounded flan with impressive detail in the Queens armoured bust, slight softness in the right hand side of her crown, legends legible, Rev, pleasing with a little fade in the 4th quarter of coat of arms. Good very fine or better, bold.

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