Scotland 1570 ryal Dav-8463A

Heritage sale 3026, lot 25715

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25715 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $822.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "James VI Sword Dollar 1570 With Thistle Countermark, with the revalu[a]tion mark of 1578, Fine 15 NGC, evenly worn with fully readable details. The thistle countermark increased the value of the host coin from 30 Shillings to 36 Shillings 9 Pence and as you might guess, knowing the thrifty nature of the Scots, not many coins were left without the countermark." Davenport lists this type for 1567-71 and the specimen shown in his catalog displays the countermark.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: S-5472, Dav-8463A.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
• 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.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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