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[[Image:SB821-41517o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 41517]]
[[Image:SB821-41517r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC]]

This specimen was lot 41517 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"Exceptional James VI 30 Shillings, Pedigree to 1941, [[Great Britain, Scotland|SCOTLAND]]. 30 Shillings, 1582. Edinburgh Mint. James VI. NGC EF-45. Fourth Coinage, Before Accession to the English Throne. An appealing piece, especially beautiful beneath a light source. The purple-grey patina reveals intense colorful iridescence in the protected areas. Sharply struck and well centered, displaying intricate detail to all elements. Striking splits in the flan are noted at 12 and 6 o'clock; the lower edge with a somewhat ragged texture. Nevertheless, long recognized as an important survivor. EXCEPTIONAL for the issue. From the Loch Ness Collection. Ex: Dix, Noonan, Webb (10/2002) Lot # 765. Ex: Revd. W.L. Gantz Collection, Part II (Glendining - 6/1941) Lot # 1559."</blockquote> At the time of issue, the crown-size coin was forty shillings, making this issue equal to three-fourths of an English crown.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 22.07 g.

''Catalog reference:'' S-5487; Burns-2 (fig. 933).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Scotland 1571 ryal Dav-8463]] without counterstamp
* [[Scotland 1575 1/2 mark|1575 half mark]]
* [[Scotland 1575 20 pounds Fr-37|1575 20 pounds]]
* [[Scotland 1576 20 pounds Fr-37|1576 20 pounds]]
* [[Scotland 1580 80 shillings Fr-38|1580 80 shillings = ducat]]
* [[Scotland 1582 20 shillings]]
* [[Scotland 1584 lion noble Fr-39]] = angel
* [[Scotland 1592 80 shillings Fr-43|1592 80 shillings "hat piece"]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1582]]

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 * [[Scotland 1582 10 shillings|1582 10 shillings]]
 * [[Scotland 1582 20 shillings]]
 * [[Scotland 1583 30 shillings]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1582]]
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 * [[Scotland 1576 20 pounds Fr-37|1576 20 pounds]]
 * [[Scotland 1580 80 shillings Fr-38|1580 80 shillings = ducat]]
 * [[Scotland 1582 20 shillings]]
 * [[Scotland 1583 30 shillings]]

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 [[Image:SB821-41517o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 41517]]
 [[Image:SB821-41517r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC]]
-This specimen was lot 41517 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"Exceptional James VI 30 Shillings, Pedigree to 1941, [[Great Britain, Scotland|SCOTLAND]]. 30 Shillings, 1582. Edinburgh Mint. James VI. NGC EF-45. Fourth Coinage, Before Accession to the English Throne. An appealing piece, especially beautiful beneath a light source. The purple-grey patina reveals intense colorful iridescence in the protected areas. Sharply struck and well centered, displaying intricate detail to all elements. Striking splits in the flan are noted at 12 and 6 o'clock; the lower edge with a somewhat ragged texture. Nevertheless, long recognized as an important survivor. EXCEPTIONAL for the issue. From the Loch Ness Collection. Ex: Dix, Noonan, Webb (10/2002) Lot # 765. Ex: Revd. W.L. Gantz Collection, Part II (Glendining - 6/1941) Lot # 1559."</blockquote> At the time of issue, the crown-size coin was forty shillings, making this issue equal to three-fourths of an English crown.
+The first specimen was lot 41517 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"Exceptional James VI 30 Shillings, Pedigree to 1941, [[Great Britain, Scotland|SCOTLAND]]. 30 Shillings, 1582. Edinburgh Mint. James VI. NGC EF-45. Fourth Coinage, Before Accession to the English Throne. An appealing piece, especially beautiful beneath a light source. The purple-grey patina reveals intense colorful iridescence in the protected areas. Sharply struck and well centered, displaying intricate detail to all elements. Striking splits in the flan are noted at 12 and 6 o'clock; the lower edge with a somewhat ragged texture. Nevertheless, long recognized as an important survivor. EXCEPTIONAL for the issue. From the Loch Ness Collection. Ex: Dix, Noonan, Webb (10/2002) Lot # 765. Ex: Revd. W.L. Gantz Collection, Part II (Glendining - 6/1941) Lot # 1559."</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 35099 in Heritage sale 3094 (Chicago, August 2021), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "Scotland: James VI 30 Shillings 1582 VF30 NGC. Fourth Coinage. Highly engaging, with sleek gloss from circulation layered in a steel patina. Light doubling in the strike is noted to James's bust and sword, while a single flan crack extends from approximately 9 o'clock toward the center." At the time of issue, the crown-size coin was forty shillings, making this issue equal to three-fourths of an English crown.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 22.07 g.
+''Specification:'' silver, the first specimen 22.07 g, the second specimen 22.29 g.
 ''Catalog reference:'' S-5487; Burns-2 (fig. 933).
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 * 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.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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 * [[Coins and currency dated 1582]]
-[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale]]
+[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3094]]