Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

James VII (1685-1688), Forty Shillings, 1687, edge tertio, reads iacobus, slipped edge collar giving the appearance of reading lacet, 18.29g/12h (D 88; SCBI 35, 1675-6; B 1, and fig. 1062; S 5637; KM. 122). Dark tone perhaps artificial, otherwise about very fine £500-700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Scottish Silver Coins and Tokens, 1664-1807, From the Collection of the Late Harrington Manville.

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Provenance: ‘Norwich’ Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 62, 30 June 2004, lot 700 [from R.A. Vlack November 1984]