Scotland (1367-71) halfgroat
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This specimen was lot 37375 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. 1/2 Groat (2 Pence), ND (1367-71). Edinburgh Mint. David II. PCGS EF-40. Obverse: Crowned bust left, scepter at left with star on handle; Reverse: Long cross with mullets in angles. From the Richard August Collection." In medieval England, the halfgroat was two pence; we believe that in Scotland it was four pence.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.99 g, silver, 24 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-5127.
- 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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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