Scotland 1693 20 shillings

the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 23581

This specimen was lot 23581 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. 20 Shillings, 1693. Edinburgh Mint. William & Mary. PCGS FINE-15 Gold Shield. A RARE type, even with a good deal of circulation such as the present example. Rather deeply toned, with a solid, wholesome appearance." This type was struck 1693-94 and would have traded for two English shillings.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.96 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-5657; KM-135.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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