Scotland (1583-90) 2 pence
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This specimen was lot 37412 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Plack (2 Pence), ND (1583-90). Edinburgh Mint. James IV. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, VF Details. From the Richard August Collection." Placks were first minted in Scotland by James III in the late fifteenth century and continued into the reign of James VI, as shown here. They likely originally imitated plaques of the Low Countries.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon.
Catalog reference: S-5516.
- 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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