Scotland 1633 6 shillings

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 33278

This specimen was lot 33278 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $960. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. 6 Shillings, 1633. Edinburgh Mint. Charles I. PCGS VF-35. First coinage. A fairly SCARCE type, this minor displays a rather even degree of handling across both sides, with some pleasant deep toning throughout. From the Richard August Collection." This was struck 1625-34 in the name of Charles I with the bust of the deceased James VI (I). It was probably equal to the English sixpence. We don't know why it was dated while the 12 shillings and 30 shillings were not.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.88 g, silver, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-5543; KM-44.

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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Scotland 1633 6 shillings

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