Scotland 1565 1/3 ryal
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This specimen was lot 33265 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. 1/3 Ryal, 1565. Edinburgh Mint. Mary with Henry Stuart (Lord Darnley). PCGS AU-55. Fourth period. Quite pleasantly struck and very well preserved, especially for the issue, this deeply toned example no doubt must be one of the more elite representatives of the type that one will encounter. From the Richard August Collection." This type of 1565-66 also comes with a thistle countermark, raising its value 10% to eleven shillings.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.18 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-5427.
- 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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