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Latest revision as of 08:24, 13 February 2025
This specimen was lot 10694 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $734. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Merk, 1602. James VI (1567-1625). Slightly wavy flan. Toned with some highlights in legend. VERY FINE." This specimen sold for double the catalog value, suggesting that it is rarer than many think. The coinage of Scotland prior to unification with England is confusing. Bullion was scarce, so issues were small and sporadic. Pence and shillings were used but were not worth their English equivalents. This merk, roughly equal to ten Scottish shillings, was worth about one English shilling.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.79 g, 0.917 fine silver, about 32 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-5497; KM-16.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.
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