Scotland (1637-38)-F 40 pence KM-77

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37433
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This specimen was lot 37433 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. 40 Pence, ND (1637-42). Edinburgh Mint. Charles I. PCGS VF-25. Third Coinage; Falconer's First issue. From the Richard August Collection." Forty pence was one sixth of a Scottish pound or one quarter merk. The reverse motto, "· SALVS · REIPVB · SVPREMA · LEX ·", means "The safety of the State is the supreme law".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-5578; KM-77.

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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