Scotland 1677 2 pence

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 2265

This specimen was lot 2265 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $228. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SCOTLAND: Charles II, 1649-1685, AE turner, 1677, crown over crossed sword and scepter // thistle, well struck, very pleasing, F-VF." The exchange rate between Scottish and English coinage varied but during this reign, 60 shillings = one English crown. At that rate, this coin would have been worth a sixth of an English penny. This type was struck 1677-79.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-114, Spink-5630.

Source:

• 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

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