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This specimen was lot 2289 in Goldberg sale 115 (Los Angeles, February 2020), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain, Scotland|Scotland]]. Plack, 1557. Mary, 1542-1567. Crowned shield dividing M R. Reverse; Ornate cross with plain cross in center and crowns in angles. Some weakness in legend. Very Fine." The plack was four Scottish pence.
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This specimen was lot 2289 in Goldberg sale 115 (Los Angeles, February 2020), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain, Scotland|Scotland]]. Plack, 1557. Mary, 1542-1567. Crowned shield dividing M R. Reverse: Ornate cross with plain cross in center and crowns in angles. Some weakness in legend. Very Fine." The plack was four Scottish pence. It likely originally imitated [[Hainaut (1404-17) plaque|plaques]] of the Low Countries.
  
 
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* [[Scotland (1526-39) groat]] S-5376
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* [[Scotland (1542-58) abbey crown Fr-28|(1542-58) abbey crown]] = 20 shillings
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* [[Scotland 1553 1/2 lion Fr-31|1553 half lion]] = 22 shillings
* [[Scotland 1557 testoon]]
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* [[Scotland 1553 lion Fr-30|1553 lion]] = 44 shillings
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* [[Scotland 1555 1/2 ryal|1555 gold half ryal]]
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* [[Scotland 1555 ryal Fr-33|1555 gold ryal]] = 60 shillings
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* [[Scotland 1556 testoon|1556 testoon]]
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* [[Scotland 1557 testoon|1557 testoon]]
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* [[Scotland 1558 lion|1558 1½ pence (lion)]]
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* [[Scotland 1558 1/2 testoon|1558 half testoon]]
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* [[Scotland 1558 60 shilling Fr-35]]
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* [[Scotland 1559 12 pence|1559 12 pence (nonsunt)]]
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* [[Scotland (1583-90) 2 pence|(1583-90) tuppence (plack)]]
 
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Goldberg sale 115, lot 2289
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This specimen was lot 2289 in Goldberg sale 115 (Los Angeles, February 2020), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "Scotland. Plack, 1557. Mary, 1542-1567. Crowned shield dividing M R. Reverse: Ornate cross with plain cross in center and crowns in angles. Some weakness in legend. Very Fine." The plack was four Scottish pence. It likely originally imitated plaques of the Low Countries.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: S.5437.

Source:

  • 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 115: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.

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