James I, Second Coinage, shilling, m.m. tun, a carefully-struck piece of Fine Work, fifth bust right, rev, square-topped shield, 5.90g (N. 2101; S. 2655), prooflike, virtually as struck and of outstanding quality, excessively rare thus Provenance: Hon. Baron Sir William Bolland, Sotheby, 21 April 1841, lot 160 (when sold for £5/7/6d); Brumell Collection; J.B. Bergne, Sotheby, 20 May 1873, lot 631; W. Brice ('the finest known specimen'); H. Montagu, Sotheby, 13 November 1896, lot 205 ('not improbably a proof'); B. Roth, Sotheby, 19 July 1917, lot 300 ('in perfect condition'); R.C. Lockett, Glendining, 11 October 1956, lot 2156 ('beautifully struck, probably a proof').

Estimate: GBP 8000 - 12000