Scotland (1663) 2 pence

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 46029

This specimen was lot 46029 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. 2 Pence (Turner), ND (1663). Edinburgh Mint; mm: rosette. Charles II. NGC Fine Details--Environmental Damage. Dark olive-brown patina with old scratches noted at the centers. An interesting subtype with the denomination boldly stated in the obverse field. From the Loch Ness Collection." After the Restoration, tuppence and sixpence were struck in Scotland in copper. The Scottish sixpence was equal to an Engish half penny while the copper tuppence or turner did not have an exact equivalent. This type was struck circa 1663 and is noted as common in low grade. The denomination was last struck in 1697.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: S-5625; KM-100.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1664 4 merks
• 1692 tuppence or turner, William and Mary
• Coins and currency dated 1663