Scotland (1641-42) 20 pence

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37436
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This specimen was lot 37436 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. 20 Pence, ND (1637-42). Edinburgh Mint. Charles I. NGC MS-61. Third Coinage. Falconer's Anonymous issue. Ex: Spink & Son (Sold 7/1962)." Forty pence was one twelfth of a Scottish pound or one eighth merk. This particular issue accompanied a twelve shillings and a thirty shillings.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, 17 mm diameter, this specimen 0.70 g.

Catalog reference: S-5591.

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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