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This specimen was lot 2288 in Goldberg sale 115 (Los Angeles, February 2020), where it sold for $288. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain, Scotland|Scotland]]. Half Bawbee, ND. James V, 1513-1542. Third coinage. Crowned thistle dividing 1-5. Reverse; Crown on s[al]tire cross, without lis. Fine to Very Fine." The bawbee was six Scottish pence, making the half bawbee equal to threepence. The denomination was introduced in 1538.
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This specimen was lot 2288 in Goldberg sale 115 (Los Angeles, February 2020), where it sold for $288. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain, Scotland|Scotland]]. Half Bawbee, ND. James V, 1513-1542. Third coinage. Crowned thistle dividing 1-5. Reverse: Crown on s[al]tire cross, without lis. Fine to Very Fine." The bawbee was six Scottish pence, making the half bawbee equal to threepence. The denomination was introduced in 1538.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:45, 1 August 2025

Goldberg sale 115, lot 2288
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This specimen was lot 2288 in Goldberg sale 115 (Los Angeles, February 2020), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "Scotland. Half Bawbee, ND. James V, 1513-1542. Third coinage. Crowned thistle dividing 1-5. Reverse: Crown on s[al]tire cross, without lis. Fine to Very Fine." The bawbee was six Scottish pence, making the half bawbee equal to threepence. The denomination was introduced in 1538.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: S.5386.

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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