Scotland (1637-42)-B 60 shillings Dav-3785
This specimen was lot 20541 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. 60 Shillings, ND (1637-42). Edinburgh Mint; im: Thistle and в. Charles I. NGC VF-35. Third (Briot's) coinage. Obverse: King, holding sword, riding horse left; Reverse: Crowned and garnished coat-of-arms. A few small, typical planchet flaws are noted, as well as some central weakness, but this great crown-sized issue features full rims and even gray toning throughout." The exchange rate between Scottish and English coinage varied but by act of James I, 60 shillings = one English crown.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: S-5552; KM-92, Dav-3785.
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- 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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