Scotland 1697 5 shillings

Goldberg sale 115, lot 2292

This specimen was lot 2292 in Goldberg sale 115 (Los Angeles, February 2020), where it sold for $54. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Scotland. 5 Shillings, 1697. William II (III of England), 1694-1702. Bust left with value below. Reverse: Crowned thistle. Very Good to Fine." This type, struck 1695-1700, is roughly equal to a British sixpence. The Act of Union in 1707 ended the Scottish coinage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.99 g, 0.917 fine silver, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S.5688, KM 140.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 115: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.

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