Scotland (1406-37) demy Fr-8
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This specimen was lot 21356 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $4,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Demy, ND. James I (1406-37). NGC AU-55. Mintmark crown/cross, lion rampant on lozenge; reverse: saltire and lis within ornate tressure, large quatrefoils in angles, lis stops on both sides. Well struck with partial rims. A RARE and popular type. Light toning and fully original." This and a half demy (Fr-9) are the only gold coins listed for this ruler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3.29 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-8; S-5190.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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