Watch List notes:

Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1683, second laureate and draped bust right, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 5.47g, 6h (Woodhouse 347; Bull 557 [R6]; ESC 1064; Spink 3375), flaw through French shield and the bust almost flat, the reverse better, otherwise toned, scarcely good, but extremely rare, the other example known to Hamilton 'spoiled by gilding'.
Provenance
Lord Hamilton of Dalzell MC, Spink 3, 21 February 1979, lot 113 - fair but exceedingly rare
H A Parsons, Glendining, 11-13 May 1954, lot 556 - £13.0.0
with collector's ticket, stating: 'There appears to be only 2 of this date with the small (2nd) bust in private hands. The other is spoiled by gilding.'
Estimate: £400 - £600