Scotland (1367-71) groat

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Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 46006
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This specimen was lot 46006 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Groat (4 Pence), ND (1367-71). Edinburgh Mint. David II. NGC VF-35. Third Coinage. A star at the base of the sceptre distinguishes this as part of the lighter third coinage. Nicely centered on both sides with a bold portrait. Somewhat rough at the upper obverse edge with a hairline flan crack at the right border. Deeply toned with darker patina near the borders. From the Loch Ness Collection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 3.79 g.

Catalog reference: S-5125; Burns-41 (fig. 302).

Source:

  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man, London: Coincraft, 1999.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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