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This specimen was lot 33289 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $960. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain, Scotland|SCOTLAND]]. 40 Shillings, 1687 Year TERTIO. Edinburgh Mint. James VII. PCGS EF-40. Variety with "LACESSIET" on edge. Featuring a RARE edge variant, this lightly circulated specimen exhibits some scattered minor marks upon the portrait, but also conveys some alluring iridescence and subtle brilliance emanating from the protected areas. From the Richard August Collection." This type was struck 1687-88 and was worth two Scottish pounds or four English shillings.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 23.92 g, 0.917 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, lettered edge.

''Catalog reference:'' S-5637; KM-122.

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Scotland 1687 10 shillings|1687 10 shillings]]
* [[Scotland 1688 40 shillings|1688 40 shillings]]
* [[Scotland 1688 60 shillings Dav-3788|1688 60 shillings (restrike)]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1687]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale]]

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