Scotland (1623) penny

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37417

This specimen was lot 37417 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Penny, ND (1623). Edinburgh Mint. James VI. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, VF Details. From the Richard August Collection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: S-5526, KM 40.

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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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