Scotland (1625-34) 12 shillings

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 33277
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This specimen was lot 33277 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. 12 Shillings, ND (1625-34). Edinburgh Mint. Charles I. PCGS AU-50. First coinage. Pleasingly toned, with a gunmetal gray nature and golden hints around the devices, this example also retains some glints of brilliance, making it a charming representative of the emission. From the Richard August Collection." This was struck in the name of Charles I with the bust of the deceased James VI (I). It was probably equal to the English shilling.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.76 g, silver, 31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-5542; KM-45.

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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