Scotland (1406-37) demy Fr-8

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 21356

This specimen was lot 21356 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $4,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Demy, ND. James I (1406-37). NGC AU-55. Mintmark crown/cross, lion rampant on lozenge; reverse: saltire and lis within ornate tressure, large quatrefoils in angles, lis stops on both sides. Well struck with partial rims. A RARE and popular type. Light toning and fully original." This and a half demy (Fr-9) are the only gold coins listed for this ruler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 3.29 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-8; S-5190.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• 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, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

• Scotland (1357-67) penny S-5114
• Scotland (1390-1403) 1/2 lion Fr-7
• Scotland (1390-1403) lion Fr-2
• Scotland (1390-1403) lion Fr-4
• Scotland (1390-1406) lion Fr-6
• Scotland (1406-37) 1/2 lion Fr-9
• Scotland (1437-51) demy Fr-10
• Coins and currency dated 1406
• return to coins of Great Britain, Scotland