Scotland 1567 ryal Dav-8463A

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 41553

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 41553 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Ryal ("Sword Dollar"), 1567 (Revalued 1578). Edinburgh Mint. James VI. PCGS Genuine--Surfaces Smoothed, EF Details Gold Shield. First coinage with thistle countermark. Though the host has been somewhat smoothed as noted, this specimen is otherwise pleasantly toned with a great showcase for the countermark--applied in 1578 as a revaluation. Highly charming and alluring." Davenport lists this type for 1567-71 and the specimen shown in his catalog displays the countermark. The counterstamp raised the value from thirty shillings to thirty-six shillings and threepence.

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]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 1566 ryal Dav-8461 Mary and Henry
• Scotland 1567 1/3 ryal = 10 shillings
• Scotland 1567 2/3 ryal = 20 shillings without counterstamp
• Scotland 1567 ryal Dav-8462 Mary alone
• Scotland 1567 ryal Dav-8463 James VI, without counterstamp of 1578
• Scotland 1569 ryal Dav-8463 without counterstamp of 1578
• Coins and currency dated 1567