Scotland (1614) 2 pence

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37415

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This specimen was lot 37415 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Turner (2 Pence), ND (1614). Edinburgh Mint. James VI. PCGS VF-20. From the Richard August Collection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: S-5523, KM 37.

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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