Scotland (1609-25) 30 shillings

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37404

This specimen was lot 37404 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $660. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. 30 Shillings, ND (1603-25). Edinburgh Mint. James VI. PCGS EF-40. Obverse: King on horseback right, holding upright sword; Reverse: Coat of arms. From the Richard August Collection." The thirty shillings Scots was equal to half an English crown. Two types exist for James VI; this one, with the Scottish arms in the first quarter, and KM 9, with the Scottish arms in the second quarter.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.8 g, 0.917 fine silver, 35 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-5504, KM 10.

Source:

Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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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Scotland (1609-25) 30 shillings

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