Scotland 1603 sword and sceptre Fr-46

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Heritage sale 3030, lot 25049
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25049 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $12,925. The catalog description[1] noted, "James VI gold Sword & Sceptre 1603, AU58 PCGS, nicely toned with exceptionally sharp details, an attractive example of this scarcer date. The 3 in the date is clearly cut over a 2." The coinage of Scotland prior to unification with England is confusing. Bullion was scarce, so issues were small and sporadic. Pence and shillings were used but were not worth their English equivalents. This "sword and sceptre" was worth about one English pound.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold.

Catalog reference: KM 20, S-5460, Fr-46.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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