Scotland 1567 1/3 ryal
This specimen was lot 35098 in Heritage sale 3094 (Chicago, August 2021), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "Scotland: James VI 1/3 Ryal 1567 XF45 NGC, Edinburgh mint, A scarce example of this 16th-century fractional type, and one that apparently escaped the (crowned thistle) countermarking process in the later revaluation of 1578. Original examples of this issue rarely appear on auction, and this offering, with its pleasing original surfaces, blanketed in silver patina and showing residual traces of luster that embrace the devices, should see strong collector interest." The counterstamp would have raised the value from ten shillings to eleven shillings.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 32.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-5476.
- 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 Sam Spiegel, ANA WFOM World & Ancient Coins Platinum Night Signature Auction #3094, featuring the Cape Coral Collection, the WTR Collection and the Monaco Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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