Scotland 1682 4 merks Dav-3787
This specimen was lot 20542 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Dollar, 1682. Edinburgh Mint. Charles II. PCGS VF-30 Gold Shield. Second coinage. Obverse: Laureate and draped bust left; F to lower left; Reverse: Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around central monogram, with thistle in angles. A rather well circulated example of this type, presenting some deep cabinet toning as well as overall problem-free surfaces." A merk was originally forty shillings Scots in the sixteenth century. Both the merk and the Scots shilling shrank in the intervening years and this four merks appears to have traded for 53 shillings and fourpence. The exchange rate between Scottish and English coinage varied but during this reign, 60 shillings = one English crown. This type was struck 1676, 1679-82.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, approx. 26.5-26.6 g.
Catalog reference: S-5618; KM-113, Dav-3787.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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.
- Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), and Anglo-Gallic coins, Pre-Decimal Issues, 5th edition, London: Sovereign Rarities, 2025.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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