Scotland (1583-90) groat
The first specimen was lot 37410 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Groat (8 Pence), ND (1583-90). Edinburgh Mint. James VI. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, EF Details. From the Richard August Collection." This specimen was lot 76221 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Groat (8 Pence), ND (1583-90). Edinburgh Mint. James VI. PCGS VF-30." In England, a groat was fourpence; in Scotland eight pence. The first groats were struck by David II in the fourteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.81 g, 0.250 silver, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: the first specimen S-5511, the second specimen S-5512.
- 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.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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