Scotland (1437-51) demy Fr-10
This specimen was lot 21357 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $6,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Demy, ND (ca. 1437-51). James II (1437-1460). NGC MS-63. First coinage. The sole Mint State example graded at NGC with none seen at PCGS. The next finest is AU58. James II took over for his father at the age of 7. He was killed by a misfiring cannon at 29. In between, he and those who represented him during his minority oversaw a chaotic kingdom rife with disputes and jealousies, many centering on the so-called "Black Douglasses." Great centering allowing for full legends, crisp strike details. Bountiful satiny luster present with light attractive tone."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3.34 g.
Catalog reference: S-5217; Fr-10; Burns-fig.798 #2.
- 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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