Scotland 1693 20 shillings

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 23581

This specimen was lot 23581 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. 20 Shillings, 1693. Edinburgh Mint. William & Mary. PCGS FINE-15 Gold Shield. A RARE type, even with a good deal of circulation such as the present example. Rather deeply toned, with a solid, wholesome appearance." This type was struck 1693-94 and would have traded for about one English shilling and sixpence.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.96 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-5657; KM-135.

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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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