Scotland (1475) groat

Sincona sale 47, lot 1864

This specimen was lot 1864 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$510 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"GREAT BRITAIN, Schottland, James III. 1460-1488. Groat o. J. (1475), Edinburg. Sehr schön. (kingdom of Scotland, James III, 1460-88, undated groat, Edinburgh mint. Very fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 2.43 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 5273.

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]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

Link to:

• Scotland (1460-88) penny, James III
• Scotland (1460-88) rider Fr-13
• Scotland (1475-83) 1/2 rider Fr-14
• (1482) groat (4 pence), James III
• Coins and currency dated 1475
• return to coins of Great Britain, Scotland