Scotland 1556 testoon

Heritage sale 3042, lot 30508

This specimen was lot 30508 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mary Testoon 1556 AU58 NGC, First period, Type IIIa. A highly attractive piece from Mary's teenage years, highly original with lovely tone and surfaces. The strike is well executed but for a small portion of the rim below the obverse arms. A charismatic offering and a prize for the connoisseur of this period."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.11 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-5404.

Source:

• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

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