Difference between revisions of "Scotland (1538-42) 1/2 bawbee"
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* [[Scotland (1526-39) groat]] S-5376 | * [[Scotland (1526-39) groat]] S-5376 | ||
* [[Scotland (1526-39) crown Fr-24]] | * [[Scotland (1526-39) crown Fr-24]] | ||
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* [[Scotland 1540 1/3 bonnet piece Fr-27|1540 ⅓ ''bonnet piece'']] | * [[Scotland 1540 1/3 bonnet piece Fr-27|1540 ⅓ ''bonnet piece'']] | ||
* [[Scotland 1540 2/3 bonnet piece Fr-26|1540 ⅔ ''bonnet piece'']] | * [[Scotland 1540 2/3 bonnet piece Fr-26|1540 ⅔ ''bonnet piece'']] | ||
Revision as of 11:39, 25 September 2021
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.
- 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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