Scotland (1641-42) 12 shillings
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This specimen was lot 37429 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. 12 Shillings, ND (1637-42). Edinburgh Mint. Charles I. NGC AU-53. Third Coinage. Falconer's Anonymous issue. Ex: L. S. Forrer (sold 1951)." This twelve shillings would have traded for one English shilling. The reverse motto, "QVÆ · DEVS · CONIVNXIT · NEMO · SEPARET ·", means "What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.02 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 5.91 g.
Catalog reference: S-5564.
- 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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