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James VI (1567-1625), Eighth-Thistle Merk, 1602, 0.78g/9h (B 2; S 5500). Struck on an irregular flan, about very fine, scarce (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £130
James VI (1567-1625), Eightpenny Groat, Edinburgh, no inner circles, reads oppidvm edinbvrgi, 1.34g/5h (S 5511). Very fine (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £80
James VI (1567-1625), Fourpenny or Saltire Plack, Edinburgh, thistle over crossed sceptres, rev. voided lozenge, pellet in centre, thistle on each point, 1.27g/10h (S 5520). Slightly corroded and scratched both sides, otherwise about very fine for this very rare issue (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £470
James VI (1567-1625), Sixty Shillings, mm. thistle with stalk on obv., thistle-head (? from the Thirty Shilling mm. punch) on rev., 29.91g/12h (B 1, variety; S 5501). Good fine, the variety unusual (£450-500)
Hammer Price: £650
James VI (1567-1625), Thirty Shillings, mm. thistle, 14.88g/2h (S 5503). Lightly tooled in field behind king and some hairline scratches both sides, but very fine and with a clear portrait (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £430
James VI (1567-1625), Two Shillings, mm. thistle, 0.89g/11h (B 4, fig. 976; S 5509). Obverse very fine, reverse nearly so, scarce (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £95
James VI (1567-1625), Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle, 5.95g/5h (B 15, fig. 986; S 5506). Obverse slightly double-struck, fine, reverse better (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £250
Charles I (1625-1649), Thirty Shillings, mm. large thistle, 14.88g/11h (B 2, fig. 997; S 5541). King’s body and upper part of shield weak, otherwise very fine, rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £300
Charles I (1625-1649), Twelve Shillings, mm. small thistle, 5.80g/8h (B 3; S 5542). Profile slightly double-struck and reverse a little off-centre, otherwise almost very fine, rare (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £460
Charles I (1625-1649), Britain Halfcrown, mm. b on obv. only below bust, 1.21g/7h (Murray 1, and pl.ii, 11, same dies; B 8, fig. 1037, same dies; S 5538). Scratch in obverse field and reverse a little off-centre, otherwise very fine and very rare (£600-700)
Hammer Price: £800
Charles I (1625-1649), Sixty Shillings, mm. b above thistle, 29.88g/6h (B 5, fig. 1005; SCBI 35, 1424-6, same dies; S 5552). Small striking split at 11 o’clock and a few minor flan flaws, adjustment marks on horse’s rump, otherwise nearly very fine (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £520
Charles I (1625-1649), Thirty Shillings, mm. flower and b on obv., (from a Tower halfcrown die of Briot’s First Milled coinage), thistle and b on rev., 14.86g/6h (B 6, fig. 1006; SCBI 35, 1427-9, same dies; S 5553). Struck from rusted dies, faint hairlines on obverse, otherwise very fine (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £360
Charles I (1625-1649), Half-Merk, no mm, signed b both sides, lozenge to right of value, 3.32g/6h (Murray dies 05/R3; SCBI 35, 1441, same dies; S 5574). A few surface scratches, otherwise nearly very fine (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £350
Charles I (1625-1649), Twelve Shillings, 5.49g/9h (SCBI 35, 1460-5, same dies); Forty Pence, reads scot an, f to left of crown, 1.57g/6h (Murray dies f/f; SCBI 35, 1470, same dies; S 5560, 5579); Falconer’s anonymous issue, Twenty Pence, no mm., reads d:g·, 0.78g/3h (Murray dies l/a; S 5591) [3]. Second with adjustment marks on obverse but very fine, others fine but first with crease marks (£120-150)
Charles I (1625-1649), Thirty Shillings, mm. thistle with leaves, f and rough ground below horse, reads hi, two stars above crown, 14.82g/6h (Murray 2; SCBI 35, 1501, same dies; S 5556). Obverse from rusted die and with hairline scratch below horse, otherwise very fine (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £410
Charles I (1625-1649), Thirty Shillings, mm. thistle with leaves on obv., small thistle on rev., small lettering, large harp, 14.99g/6h (Murray 5; B 51 variety; S 5557). Die scouring marks evident in obverse field, legend flat between 7 and 9 o’clock and at corresponding area on reverse (thought to be the result of the dies having been scoured of rust at these points), otherwise good very fine with a very clear portrait, toned (£400-450)
Charles I (1625-1649), Three Shillings, no mm, stop before hib, rev. no punctuation, 1.39g/2h (Murray dies a/b; B 68; SCBI 35, 1534-5, same dies; S 5592). Almost very fine with attractive dark tone, scarce (£150-180)
Hammer Price: £180
Charles I (1625-1649), Two Shillings, type 1, no mark of value, b below bust, 0.81g/7h (B 63; SCBI 35, 1538, same dies; S 5595); Earl of Stirling coinage, Twopence, type 2, mm. stop and saltire, Scottish crown with jewelled band and arches, 0.80g/12h (S 5599e) [2]. First fine and very rare, second very fine (£140-160)
Hammer Price: £210
Charles I (1625-1649), Two Shillings, type 2, large mark of value, no stop before ivst, 1.21g/3h (Murray b; B 65; S 5593). Legends slightly double-struck, nearly very fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £150
Charles II (1649-1685), Four Merks, 1674, type III, f below bust, reads br (Murray 5b; S 5606). Obverse nearly fine but with attempted piercing behind bust, reverse better than fine, rare (£400-450)
Hammer Price: £500
Charles II (1649-1685), Two Merks, 1673, type II, thistle below bust (Murray 9; S 5608). Obverse flan flawed in striking but fine, reverse very fine but slightly off-centre (£450-500)
Hammer Price: £700
Charles II (1649-1685), Merk, 1673, type II, thistle below bust (Murray 20; S 5611). Obverse very fine, reverse better and attractively toned, rare in this state (£400-450)
Charles II (1649-1685), Half-Merk, 1671, type II, thistle below bust, reads dei: (Murray 30 variety; S 5614). Obverse fine, reverse very fine (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £110
Charles II (1649-1685), Dollar, 1682 (Murray 38; S 5618). Obverse lightly tooled in field and with some scratches, otherwise fine, reverse better, edge filed (£250-300)
Charles II (1649-1685), Quarter-Dollar, 1676 (Murray 43; S 5620). Obverse fine but with hairline scratch the length of the bust, reverse better (£150-180)
Hammer Price: £160
Charles II (1649-1685), Eighth Dollar, 1676 (Murray 50; S 5622). Surfaces woolly, obverse very pitted (probably from acid cleaning), fine, reverse better (£40-50)
£40–£50
Charles II (1649-1685), Sixteenth Dollar, 1677 (Murray 56; S 5624). Slight edge damage, obverse nearly extremely fine, reverse very fine (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £200
Charles II (1649-1685), Turner or Bodle, mm. cross of pellets (S 5625); Coinage of 1677, Bawbee, 1678 (Murray/Stewart 5; S 5628) [2]. First weak in places, fine, second good fine but with flan flaw on reverse (£60-80)
James VII (1685-1689), Forty Shillings, 1687, edge tertio, reads iacobus (S 5637). About very fine (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £720
James VII (1685-1689), Ten Shillings, 1687 (S 5641). About very fine, toned (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £380
William and Mary (1689-1694), Sixty Shillings, 1692, edge tertio (S 5642). About very fine, scarce (£500-600)
William and Mary (1689-1694), Forty Shillings, 1691, edge secvndo (S 5648). Adjustment marks and scratches on obverse perhaps associated with old cleaning, otherwise very fine (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £600
William and Mary (1689-1694), Ten Shillings, 1692, small mark of value; Five Shillings (2), 1691, 1694 (S 5661, 5664, 5665) [3]. First severely tooled and scratched on obverse, others fine, second rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £220
William and Mary (1689-1694), Bawbee, 1691 (Murray/Stewart dies B/b); Bodle or Turner, 1691 (Murray/Stewart dies IIb/d; S 5666, 5674) [2]. Obverse of first smoothed, fine, second very fine and lightly patinated, rare (£90-120)
William II (1694-1702), Forty Shillings, 1695, edge septimo (S 5679). High points smoothed, otherwise very fine, toned (£250-300)
William II (1694-1702), Twenty Shillings, 1699 (S 5686). Hairline striking split at 11 o’clock, surfaces coarse and pitted and some tooling evident on obverse, otherwise very fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £340
William II (1694-1702), Ten Shillings, 1698/7, Five Shillings, 1697 (S 5687, 5688) [2]. Fine, the overdate rare (£90-120)
Anne (1702-1714), Ten Shillings, 1705 (S 5700). Obverse good fine but with light adjustment marks, reverse better (£80-100)
Anne (1702-1714), Five Shillings (2), both 1705, reading anna dei gratia and an d g m bt fr & hib reg (S 5702, 5704) [2]. About very fine and better, second toned (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £170
James VIII (d. 1766), Pattern Guinea, 1716, a silver restrike by M. Young, laureate bust right, reads iacobvs viii, rev. cruciform shields, 6.51g/6h (S 5725). Minor marks on cheek and usual rust marks both sides, extremely fine, attractive light grey tone (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £550
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