Scottish Coins & Tokens
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Scottish Jacobite & Earlier Medals
WSC-6929: James Francis Edward Stuart
/ James III of Scotland Silver Touch Piece.
See the excellent “The Sovereign Remedy” by Noel Woolf
(ISBN 0 901603 01 5) for everything you need to know about touchpieces
and the Kings & Queens that personally handed them
out. The would-be James III of England
or James VIII of Scotland was in exile in Italy immediately following his
second unsuccessful invasion of Scotland in 1715. It was while in exile in the Palazzo del Re,
Rome (courtesy of the pope) that he had these silver touch pieces made for both
his English and Scottish supporters.
This example is very much an Italian commission due to the IAC.III
obverse legend, as opposed to the French commissioned English IAC 3 and
Scottish IAC 8 reverse legends. James
gave them out in very tiny quantities during special Touching Ceremonies where,
because he was in direct contact with God, he had the power to cure Scofula (TB). Or so
he believed. This one is from a
collection dating back to the 1880's – see tickets. This image here, from an auction
just last year, illustrates
just how rare these Scottish pieces are (and how bad the auction
house was at estimating value!) - they were produced
in such tiny quantities and very few survived.
Guaranteed to have been personally touched by James
when he gave this out to a Scrofula sufferer at one of the ceremonies. This is a piece of Scottish and English (but
mainly Scottish!!) history. £1,475
WSC-7392:
1697 Scottish
Jacobite Medal – The Treaty of Ryswick. Issued by the Stuarts, as part of a series,
and likely intended for distribution in
WSC-7688:
1731 Scottish Jacobite
Medal – Bonnie Prince Charlie. A
large medal (crown sized) in base metal showing “The Legitimacy of the Jacobite Succession”, through the children of
James III: Charles the Young Pretender and Prince Henry. From a very old collection;
Hugo Harpur-Crew of Calke
Abbey in Derbyshire. The Harpurs were Baronets.
I am unable to ascertain if the Harpurs had
any links to the Jacobite cause. A silver example of
this medal sold for over £1,000 after commissions. Eimer 521. An interesting medal.
£345
WSC-7120:
1745 Scottish
Jacobite Rebellion Silver Medal. Struck to commemorate the re-taking of
WSC-7121:
1745 Scottish
Jacobite Rebellion Silver Medal.
Struck to commemorate the re-taking of
WSC-7693:
1745 Scottish
Silver Jacobite Medal – “REBELS RETREAT TO SCOTLAND”. William, Duke of Cumberland (affectionately
known as "Butcher Cumberland" through his actions during the Jacobite
risings of 1745 and particularly 1746) taking on the rebels and forcing them to
retreat back whence they came, thereby recapturing Carlisle. Medallic Illustrations (ii) 607/265. In the absence of social media, very much a
propaganda medal of its time. For some
bazaar reason, someone’s decided to pay a not inconsequential sum to have this
medal slabbed by NGC. For that, they
were told the medal was VF, although with obverse scratches to the fields, and
they got a plastic capsule which I’ll wager will be broken open and put in the
bin sometime in the next few years. The
medal is indeed about VF – NGC mistakenly took the flat high points as
wear. If they’d known this was not the
case, the medal would be XF 40 or something along those lines. As already mentioned, this was simply a means
of getting a message out to the public, which is why it’s surprising that they
bothered to use silver. It was like
today’s government charging us a fee to watch a Party Political Message, pre
election! A nice piece of Scottish
Jacobite history (and these slabs do come away fairly easily!) £425
WJC-7922:
1745 Large Scottish
Jacobite Medal. Struck to commemorate the re-taking of
WSC-7855: Choice 1746 Scottish Jacobite Medal - The Hanging of the
Rebels! The
WSC-7730: 1746 Scottish Jacobite
Rebellion Medal – The Rebels Defeated.
The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the Jacobite
rising of 1745. On 16 April 1746, the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart, the
Young Pretender, was decisively defeated by a British government force under
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (affectionately known as "Butcher Cumberland"
through his actions during the Jacobite risings of 1745 and particularly 1746), on Drummossie
Moor near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
MI(ii)616/286, Eimer
609. Full of symbolism; the medal
depicts a Highlander, hat off, kneeling suppliantly before the crowned lion of
WSC-7746:
1746 Scottish Jacobite
Large Medal – The Battle of Culloden.
An impressive large medal commemorating the famous
battle from the victor’s perspective.
These were basically the Facebook of the day – propaganda for the
people. The message was delivered via
symbolism rather than words, as was the way then – Hercules tramples on
Discord. The Battle of Culloden was the final
confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745. On 16 April 1746, the Jacobite
army of Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, was decisively defeated by
a British government force under Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (affectionately known as
"Butcher Cumberland" through his actions during the Jacobite risings
of 1745 and particularly 1746), on Drummossie Moor near Inverness in the
Scottish Highlands. MI(ii)613/278,
Eimer 604. We
perhaps think of the Battle of Culloden as a chivalrous, gentlemanly sojourn
with handshakes afterwards. It was
actually the antithesis of that, and worse: the English, after the battle,
visited devastation and atrocities upon the glens of unimaginable magnitude
with rebels, rebel supporters and innocent men, women and children alike all
treated the same under the red mist of “victory”. Nice grade.
£295
Hammered Gold & Silver
Coinage
David 1st
Prince Henry, Earl of Northumberland & Huntingdon
WSC-7916:
Scottish Prince Henry
Hammered Silver Cut Halfpenny - Excessively Rare ERL Variety. Period A so circa
1139 - mid 1140's. Obverse: [hEN]RIC ERL - as Stephen's
Watford B.M.C. 1 type but having the extremely rare legend variety. I am unable to find any extant examples in
any of the major collections I have reference books to (Scottish National,
Hunterian,
William 1st
Early Issues:
Crescent & Pellet coinage, circa 1174-95
WSC-8068: William 1st, The Lion, Rare Early Scottish Hammered Silver Crescent &
Pellet Penny. Phase
II Sterling, circa 1180-95. Roxburgh
mint. Obv: bust left with wide
crown, sceptre-head with cross pommée. Rev: +RAVL [DE] RO[XE]B[VR]
- Raul of Roxburgh: short cross pattée with crescents and pellets in
angles. Spink 5025. William gained the title "The Lion"
not through any particular act of bravery but rather through changing the
dragon on the arms of
Short
Cross & Stars “PHASE A” coinage, circa 1195-1205
WSC-7282:
William 1st
“The Lion” Scottish Medieval Penny.
Short cross & stars coinage of 1195 – 1205. Spink 5027. +RAVL ON ROCEB – rarer Roxburgh mint. The Sylloge of Coins of the
WSC-7970:
William 1st
Scottish Medieval Hammered Silver Penny.
Phase A, Short cross & stars coinage of 1195 – 1205. Spink 5027. +hVE
ON EDNEBVR –
WSC-8011: William 1st, The Lion, Scottish Hammered Silver Voided Short Cross &
Stars Penny. Phase A
Provenance:
Bought Seaby
1982
Ex R.W. Kirton
collection (an excellent numismatic researcher who amassed a comprehensive
collection of Scottish coinage)
Short
Cross & Stars “PHASE B” coinage, circa 1205-1230
WSC-7345:
William 1st
“The Lion” Scottish Hammered Silver Penny.
Short Cross & Stars, Phase B coinage of 1205-1230. Spink 5029. Obverse: the rarer LE REI WILAM obverse
regnal reading; reverse: +hVE WALTER – jointly struck
by the moneyers of the Edinburgh
& Perth mints. An excellent portrait piece, being just as good as the Spink plate
coin. £425
WSC-8049:
William 1st
“The Lion” Scottish Hammered Silver Penny.
Short Cross & Stars, Phase B coinage of 1205-1230. Spink 5029. Obverse: the rarer LE REI W[ILA]M
obverse regnal reading; reverse: +hVE WALT[E]R –
jointly struck by the moneyers of the Edinburgh & Perth mints. An excellent portrait
piece, being just as good as the Spink plate coin. £395
WSC-7650:
Alexander II (2nd)
Medieval Scottish Hammered Silver Penny.
Phase C, circa
1230-34: coinage in the name of Alexander’s father, William the Lion: +:
WILELMVS REX although this is the rare variety where the obverse legend is retrograde. For some
reason, possibly because Alexander II was very busy with insurrections,
invasions and intrigue throughout his reign, coinage retained William’s name
for some twenty years, although the portraits were Alexander II. Joint moneyers working out of Roxburgh: PERIS ADAM DE
ROCI. 1.16g, 3h.
Ashmolean 82, Burns 66c, Spink 5034.
Near VF for this particular issue. Rare coin. £745
WSC-7759:
Alexander II (2nd)
Scottish Hammered Silver Voided Short Cross Penny. The first issue, Phase C, circa 1230-34:
coinage in the name of Alexander’s father, William the Lion: +: WILELMVS
REX. For some reason, possibly because
Alexander II was very busy with insurrections, invasions and intrigue
throughout his reign, coinage retained William’s name for some twenty years,
although the portraits were Alexander II.
Joint moneyers working out of Roxburgh: PERIS ADAM ON RO. 1.32g, 6h. SCBI 35, Burns 67a, Spink 5034. Near VF for this particular
issue. Rare coin and a rarer still
Burns’ variety. £845
WSC-7966:
Rare Alexander
II (2nd) in Alexander's name Scottish Hammered Silver Penny. Short cross & stars,
Phase D, circa 1235. Roxburgh mint, left
facing bust with sceptre, Spink 5036.
Obverse: [A]LEXANDER RE[X]; reverse: PIER[ES]
ON ROE. The impressive EMC / SCBI
database has no examples. The
1st Issue Pennies
WSC-6793: Alexander III Rarer 1st
Issue STIRLING Mint Penny. Long
cross & stars, 1250-80. hO(N) RI.
ON^S TR – Henri of
WSC-8012: Alexander III Scottish
Hammered Silver Voided Long Cross & Stars Penny. First coinage,
Provenance:
Nottinghamshire metal
detecting find, 2004
Ex R.W. Kirton
collection (an excellent numismatic researcher who amassed a comprehensive
collection of Scottish coinage)
2nd Coinage Pennies
WSC-6856: Alexander III Scottish
Hammered Silver Penny. Second coinage, 1280-86.
Edinburgh mint town. Class E, Spink 5056. Not a great eye appeal coin (worn and
centrally pierced) but a rare 20 point reverse. £55
WSC-6769: Alexander III Scottish
Hammered Silver Penny. Second coinage, 1280-86.
Perth mint town. Class E, Spink 5056. £145
WSC-6881: Alexander III Scottish
Hammered Silver Penny. Second coinage, 1280-86.
Perth mint town. Rarer class D, Spink 5057. From an old collection – see original ticket here. £135
WSC-7275:
Alexander III
Scottish Medieval Hammered Silver Penny.
Sterling class E with x20 points making this
WSC-8017: Alexander III Scottish
Hammered Silver Long Cross & Mullets Penny. Second coinage,
Provenance:
Ex A. Gillis (May 2002)
Ex R.W. Kirton
collection (an excellent numismatic researcher who amassed a comprehensive
collection of Scottish coinage)
WSC-8130:
Alexander III Scottish
Hammered Silver Long Cross & Mullets Penny. Second coinage,
Provenance:
Ex A. Gillis (May 2004)
Ex R.W. Kirton
collection (an excellent numismatic researcher who amassed a comprehensive
collection of Scottish coinage)
WSC-8131:
Alexander III Scottish
Hammered Silver Long Cross & Mullets Penny. Second coinage,
Provenance:
Ex Steve Blencoe
(2008)
Ex R.W. Kirton
collection (an excellent numismatic researcher who amassed a comprehensive
collection of Scottish coinage)
John Baliol
WSC-8018: John Baliol
Scottish Hammered Silver Long Cross & Mullets Penny. First coinage, rough
surface issue, circa 1292-6. Berwick
mint. Obv: +IOhANNES DEI GRA, bust left. Rev: +REX SCOTORVM, long cross
with x4 mullets of six points in angles.
Spink 5065.
John Baliol was “chosen” out of thirteen
competitors for the Scottish throne upon the death of Alexander III. The English king, Edward I, was the
arbitrator. John Baliol’s
four year reign ended in 1296 with his abdication when Berwick,
WSC-8132:
John Baliol
Scottish Medieval Hammered Silver Long Cross Penny. First coinage, "Rough Surface"
issue, struck early on in the 1292-6 period.
The rare
Robert “The
Bruce” 1st
Pennies
WSC-7619:
Robert The Bruce Hammered Silver Medieval Penny. Robert 1st, 1306-29. Crowned head left, sceptre before, beaded
circles and legend surrounding, +:ROBERTVS: DEI: GRA:, rev. long cross pattee, pierced mullet of five points in each quarter,
beaded circles +SCO TOR Vm R EX, weight 1.35g (Burns
1, figure 225; Spink 5076). One of two
star coins in the 2009
Drayton Hoard (the other was also a Robert Bruce that was sold through HistoryInCoins
David II
Groats
WSC-6773: David II Medieval Scottish
Hammered Silver Groat. Third
(Light) coinage, 1367-71
VILLA EDINBVRGH –
Pennies
WSC-7490: David II Medieval Scottish
Hammered Silver Penny. Second coinage,
1351-7,
Robert II
Pennies
WSC-6093: Robert II Scottish
Hammered Silver Penny. 1371-90,
WSC-7935:
Robert II
Scottish Medieval Hammered Silver Penny.
The first Scottish king of the Stewart line.
WSC-7944:
Robert II
Scottish Medieval Hammered Silver Penny.
The first Scottish king of the Stewart line.
Robert III
WSC-8124:
Robert III
Scottish Medieval Hammered Silver Groat.
Heavy coinage,
James II
WSC-8073:
James II
Scottish Medieval Hammered Silver Groat.
Second coinage, second issue, type IIb. Initial mark Crown,
Provenance:
ex C. Blom collection (1966)
ex DNW
ex M.
Lessen collection
ex
R.M. Kirton collection
WSC-7982:
James II
Scottish Hammered Silver Penny.
First coinage, Billion silver issue (all James II pennies are from this
issue), second issue,
James III
Groat
WSC-8036:
James III
Scottish Hammered Silver Groat.
Light issue, type 4 of 1482 - small facing bust, trefoils by shoulders
with low crown of x5 points; reverse pellets and mullets in opposing angles.
Provenance:
ex A.D. Hamilton (1985)
ex R.M. Kirton collection
WSC-7551:
James III
Hammered Silver Scottish Groat. Type VI, main issue of 1484-88.
Penny
WSC-7698:
Scottish James III
Hammered Copper Three-Penny Penny. Formally regarded as an Ecclesiastical “Crossraguel”
issue of Bishop Kennedy. Spink 5309. If you’re
interested, the Scottish had a penchant for naming coins from the actual coin
legends (the Nonsunt under Mary springs to mind) and
this is no exception. James III was an
interesting individual. Crowned aged 9,
the Scots lost Berwick to keep the peace with England but gained Orkney and the
Shetland Isles as a part dowry (which makes you wonder what the other part of the
dowry was!) when James married Margaret of Denmark (she was just 13). James III was so unpopular due to his
lifestyle and blind insistence upon a policy of pursuing an alliance with the
WSC-7722: James III Scottish
Hammered Billon Silver Penny. Billon coinage, 1475-82,
James IV
WSC-7699:
Scottish James IV
Hammered Billon Silver Penny. Type III with a larger bust, Spink 5361.
James V
WSC-6799: James V Scottish Stuart
Hammered Billon Silver Bawbee. Third coinage, 1538-42. Struck at
0.250 silver fineness (earlier silver issues under “normal” times were struck
at 0.833 silver fineness) although looking at this coin, you’d perhaps question
if it really is that low. Annulet over obverse I so Spink 5384. 1.89 grams, 23mm. Rarer monarch. £235
WSC-8037:
James V Scottish
Hammered Silver Stuart Groat. Second
coinage (the first was just gold), 1526-39.
Type IIIc(i), Spink 5378. Holyrood Abbey
Mint. James ascended the throne
aged just one year old. Coincidentally,
upon her father's death, Mary (the future Mary Queen of Scots), James's only
legitimate heir, was only seven days old when she ascended! You'd be challenged to source average or
lesser grade James V groat for under £1,000 these days - this coin is
definitely not one of those. A high
grade example of one of the most attractive hammered silver coins ever to be
issued, not just in
Provenance:
ex Ramussen (2014)
ex R.M. Kirton collection
WSC-8019: Choice 1558 Mary Queen of
Scots Hammered Silver Testoon. First period before
marriage, 1542-58. Type IIIb with the low-arched crown and
no annulets below the M and the R, initial mark Crown. Spink 5406. No muling of the
dates, which is unusual, and interestingly, clear evidence that the 155- part
of the date on the obverse was on the die with the final digit, in this case an
8, being added later, and even some evidence that the same occurred on the
reverse as there is a cap between the first three and the final digits. Scottish coinage in general was a product of
miniscule mintage figures compared to south of the border with extant examples
disappearing even faster as a result of various currency recalls where coinage
would be taken in to go into the melting pot upon the death of every old
monarch to release silver for new monarch coinage. There was also a huge recall of coinage in
1707 as a result of the Act of Union: £142,180 face value of hammered Scottish
coinage and £96,856 face value of milled Scottish coinage was brought into the
Provenance:
Ex Libertas
collection, purchased Oct 1980 for US $850
WSC-7828:
Mary Queen of
Scots Hammered Billon Silver Bawbee.
Struck in the first period of Mary’s reign, 1542-58,
WSC-7692:
Mary Scottish
Stuart Hammered Billon Silver Bawbee.
First period, 1542-58, before her marriage - remember, Mary was born
December 1542. Issue
of ¾ alloy although looking much higher in the hand.
WSC-7104:
Mary Queen of
Scots Hammered Billon Silver Bawbee.
Struck in the first period of Mary’s reign, 1542-58,
WSC-7209:
Mary, Queen of
Scots, Hammered Silver Bawbee or Sixpence.
Struck in the first period of Mary’s reign, 1542-58,
WSC-7587:
1557 Mary
Queen of Scots Hammered Billon Siler Plack. First period before Mary’s
marriage, 1542-58. Issue of ¾ (.750) alloy.
Spink 5437.
Circulated as a fourpenny
piece. £245
WSC-7822:
1559 Scottish
Mary Queen of Scots Hammered Billon Silver Nonsunt. A twelve penny groat struck in the second
period, 1558-60, under both Mary and her husband, Francis. It was an issue of half alloy (.5 fine) which was actually quite high considering the Lions of
the same date which were 23/24 alloy - basically base metal. The obverse crowned heraldic dolphin is
facing left (it's my belief that left facing is the rarer of the two) so this
is Spink 5448. If you're scratching your
head over the derivation of the term "nonsunt",
look no further than the reverse legend.
A small hole at
WSC-7701:
1575 Scottish
James VI Hammered Silver Half Merk or Noble. Second coinage, 6s 8d,
Spink 5478. A
better date. Ex Mark
Rasmusson.
Very nice grade. £395
WJC-7790:
1582 James VI
Hammered Silver Ten Shillings. Fourth
coinage, Spink 5490,
WSC-8050:
1594 James VI
Scottish Hammered Silver Five Shillings.
Seventh coinage, bare-headed bust of James VI (future
James 1st of
WSC-7413: James VI Scottish Hammered
Silver Eightpenny Groat. Coinage of 1583-90, being before James VI
took on the English throne after the death of Elizabeth 1st in
1604.
WSC-7656:
1602 James VI Scottish
Stuart Hammered Silver Full Merk. Eighth coinage, Spink 5497.
Rarer 13 shilling, 4 pence denomination with a very
clear date. £265
WSC-8063: Scottish James VI Hammered
Silver 30 Shillings. Initial mark Thistle.
The rarer Type II variety - Spink 5504. £345
Charles 1st
WSC-7871:
Charles 1st
Scottish 30 Shillings. Third coinage, intermediate issue, 1637-42. 14.76g, 6h. SCBI 35, 1457 (same dies), Spink 5554, Bull 7
(this coin illustrated). Initial mark
Thistle both sides. An intermediate
issue falling between Briot and Falconer although the
horse is a Briot style horse. Ex Colonel Morrieson (1987 - acquired from a Spink sale of that same
year), ex Maurice Bull. Old tickets here
and here. An interesting contemporary
political defacement in the form of a scrape on the king on this otherwise Good
VF grade coin. £1,795
WSC-8125:
Charles 1st
Scottish Stuart Hammered Silver Thirty Shillings. Third coinage, intermediate
issue, 1637-42. 12.84g, 12h. SCBI 35,
1457, Spink 5554, Bull 7. Initial mark
Thistle both sides. An intermediate
issue falling between Briot and Falconer although the
horse is a Briot style horse. Ex Coincraft
(£695 ticket price in 2014). Rare in this grade. £975
RESERVED
(M.S.9-7-24 Lay-Away)
WSC-7744:
1625 Charles 1st
Scottish Hammered Silver Six Shillings.
First coinage, first date in series, Spink 5543. This is an excessively rare issue – Charles’
Scottish coronation didn’t happen until 1633 and no new dies were produced
until then. Dies of James VI were
altered, under an official directive, and coinage was issued as Charles 1st
using the old, modified dies
This resulted in the Twelve Shilling and Six Shilling coins
literally having a bust of James VI on the front with just a quick name change
to the legend and a tweak or two to the beard.
This Charles 1st Six Shilling issue, along with the James VI
Six Shilling issue, often goes well under the radar with many people think these
coins are simply English dated sixpences.
I refer the reader to the Scottish James VI section of this website for
extra information. You might be thinking
that this isn’t much of a coin to look at and just looking at it, you’d be
correct. However, nice grade examples do
not turn up simply because this issue was generally poorly struck using
modified, often worn-out dies. The Spink
plate coin is a £5,000+ coin. This is
one of the rarest Charles 1st Scottish silver coin issues, if not
the rarest. I’d be surprised if this
coin didn’t attract a buyer very quickly.
£1,245 RESERVED (M.He.9-5-22 Lay-Away)
WSC-6015: Scottish Charles 1st
Hammered Silver Twelve Shillings. Third coinage, 1637 – 1642.
Falconer’s second issue, type IV. Spink 5563. The coin is sold with a very old ticket,
possibly WW2 period, stating that this coin was purchased for twenty five
shillings. £325
WSC-7910:
1637-42 Charles 1st
Scottish 40 Pence. Third coinage, Falconer issue. Spink 5579. The 40 pence is much harder to find than the
20 pence but more than that, the grade is excellent for issue - collectors will
be aware how badly this denomination fared during the last 370 years. This is one of the best examples I've ever
had. Provenance
going right back to July 1951. Rare thus. £325
WSC-6946: Scottish Charles 1st
UNRECORDED Hammered Silver Forty Pence.
Third coinage, Briot-Falconer transitional
issue of 1637-42 with an F (for Falconer) modified from a B (for Briot) below the reverse thistle. At first glance this appears to be a standard
B below the reverse thistle, so Spink 5576.
However, it’s clearly an F, modified from the earlier B – note the
slightly bulbous top vertical and the very start of the bottom bulbous part of
the B protruding slightly from the centre, these being the only aspects of the
underlying B. Everything else about this
letter is an F. See the following image,
although please note that all letters have been rotated to the upright for ease
of use. There actually is no Falconer 40
pence recorded with an F below, only the B below. However, Briot’s
Spink 5576 with a B below is a B lying on its back, facing upwards, whilst this
letter is 180 degrees rotated and facing downwards. It’s an F for Falconer and as such, unrecorded. Falconer naturally followed on from Briot during the Third Coinage of Charles 1st
Scottish coins so this coin would appear to be a very rare transition from Briot to Falconer.
You’d think that one engraver would be highly unlikely to basically take
his predecessor’s dies, churn out coinage and then call them his own by way of
putting his mark on them and doing nothing else. However, Nicholas Briot
was appointed master of the Scottish mint in 1634 and later joined by his
son-in-law, John Falconer, who eventually succeeded him in 1646. By keeping things in the family and having an
organic “passing on of the baton”, it becomes much more plausible that Falconer
did the above. An
interesting coin; potentially the “missing link” between Briot
and Falconer. Perhaps it will be
termed Third Coinage, type IIA as it certainly comes before Falconer’s first
recorded type III. £395
WSC-7880:
Charles 1st Scottish
Hammered Silver 40 Pence with Excellent Provenance. Third coinage, type 1 Briot issue, Spink 5579. See old tickets here:
Burns p.462/14 but different dies, Murray O6/Rf. Ex Cochran-Patrick (his old
ticket), sold to Seaby 1950. An uncommon denomination, seeming getting
rarer by the day, but more importantly, bearing in mind the usual poor, damaged
state these 40d coins usually turn up in, a very good grade example - given as
VF by old tickets. A
rare opportunity to acquire not only a good grade Scottish Stuart coin, but one
with long provenance. £345
WSC-7674:
Stuart Charles 1st
Scottish Hammered Silver Forty Pence.
Third coinage, 1637-42, type 1 using Briot
dies. Spink 5577. There were five types in the third coinage –
three for Falconer, one intermediate but only one for Briot. A much rarer denomination compared to the
twenty pence. Generally a poor issue,
this being one of the best grade examples I’ve had. £255
WSC-6989: Charles 1st
Hammered Silver Scottish Twenty Pence.
The rarer second coinage (Briot’s
hammered issue) of 1636 only, not to be confused with the later third coinage. Spink 5550. Sold with an old dealer’s
ticket together with an information slip and an annotated coin envelope. £145
WSC-5367: Scotland Charles 1st
Hammered Silver Twenty Pence. Third
coinage, 1637 – 42. Briot’s
machine made issue. £95
WSC-7911:
1637-42 Charles 1st
Scottish 20 Pence. Third coinage, Falconer issue. Spink 5591. Provenance
going right back to July 1955. Good grade for issue. £195
WSC-6874: Scottish Charles 1st
Copper Turner. Earl
of Stirling coinage, 1632-39. Spink 5598. Part of a
single deceased collection put together from the 1960's onwards with this ticket looking to
be dated 1989. Type 1c
with im flower over lozenge. £48
Milled Coinage
WJC-7046:
1669 Charles II
Scottish Silver Half Merk. 6s, 8d, struck under the first coinage. Spink 5614. Rarer en medaille die axis. £165
WSC-6688: 1670 Charles II Scottish
Silver Merk.
First coinage.
Interesting for two reasons: 1. There is a
colon after the date and 2. The die axis is 85 degrees which is noted in Spink
(p96) as considerably rarer than the standard 180 or en medaille die axis
types. £185
WSC-7096:
Charles II 1670 Scottish
Milled Half Merk or 6s, 8d. First coinage, Spink 5614. Three factors elevate this coin above most
others: a) High grade for issue, b) The die axis is a rare and bazaar 90
degrees and c) There are no obverse stops (a rare variety recorded by Spink). Both an interesting and
rare offering. £435
WSC-6455: 1671 Charles II Scottish
Silver Merk.
First coinage.
Interesting for two reasons: 1. The grade is
much better than usually seen and 2. The die axis is 85 degrees which is noted
in Spink (p96) as considerably rarer than the standard 180 or en medaille die
axis types. £225
WSC-6697: 1672 Charles II Scottish
Silver HALF Merk.
First coinage.
Spink 5614.
Above average for issue. £125
WSC-7284:
1677/6 Scottish
Charles II Milled Silver Quarter Dollar.
Second coinage, Sir John Falconer, Master of the Mint
issue. A machine-made issue with
the machinery to facilitate this obtained from
WSC-6096: 1677 Charles II Scottish
Silver 1/16th Dollar. Second coinage, Sir John Falconer,
Master of the Mint issue. A machine-made issue with the machinery to
facilitate this obtained from
WSC-7105:
1680 Charles II
Scottish Silver Eighth Dollar. Second coinage, Sir John Falconer, Master of the Mint issue. A machine-made issue with the machinery to
facilitate this obtained from
WSC-5838: 1682 over 1680 Scottish
Charles II Silver ¼ Dollar. Second coinage, Sir John Falconer,
Master of the Mint issue. A machine-made issue with the machinery to
facilitate this obtained from
WSC-6657: 1677 Scottish Charles II
Turner / Bodle.
The first date in only a three year issue. Better grade for issue, being actually better
than the Spink plate coin, and benefiting from being the rarer LAESSET error
issue. Spink 5632
(£200 in the 2015 guide). A desirable coin.
£125
WSC-6666: 1677 Scottish Charles II
Turner / Bodle.
The first date in only a three year issue. Better grade for issue, being actually better
than the Spink plate coin. Spink 5630 (£135 in the 2015 guide). £55
WSC-6650: 1677 Scottish Charles II
Copper Bawbee or Sixpence. First date in only a three year issue. Spink 5628. Better grade for issue, being about as good
as the Spink plate coin. £75
WSC-6651: 1678 Scottish Charles II
Copper Bawbee or Sixpence. Second date in only a three year issue. Spink 5628. Better grade for issue, being nearly as good
as the Spink plate coin. £65
WSC-6652: 1679 Scottish Charles II
Copper Bawbee or Sixpence. Third and rarest date in only a three year issue. Spink 5628. Better grade for issue, being nearly as good
as the Spink plate coin. £65
James VII
William &
Mary
WJC-7475: HIGH GRADE and CHOICE 1691
William & Mary Scottish Copper Bawbee.
Circulated at a sixpence. En medaille die
rotation.
WJC-7476: HIGH GRADE and CHOICE 1692
William & Mary Scottish Copper Bawbee.
Circulated at a sixpence. 180 degree die
rotation.
WJC-7478: HIGH GRADE, CHOICE &
VERY, VERY RARE 1692 DOUBLE DATED William & Mary Scottish Copper Bawbee. Circulated at a sixpence. En medaille die
rotation.
WSC-7908:
1692 William & Mary
Scottish Silver 10 Shillings. Conjoined busts, GRATIA legend, small 10 under
the busts - Spink 5661. If
you’re wondering why it is that Scottish coinage always seems to be worn to
within an inch of its life, it’s because even though
William II
WSC-6921: 1697 William II of
Scotland Silver Five Shillings. A
rare example of a Scottish five shillings – the vast majority of the few you
see will invariably be Queen Anne. A
high grade example, being the best I've ever seen and by some margin. Spink 5688. You are not seeing much wear on this coin,
rather poor dies / inadequate pressure at the minting stage on the large
definition areas, ie the king's bust.
Please ignore the aberration of a main image in terms of colouring (I
may well need a new camera soon!) and use this image to see the
even colouring throughout. £650 in EF in the Spink 2020 price guide (already quite out of
date). There are certainly EF
areas to this coin. The English (ie Norman) William I
and William II were not the same person as the Scottish William I, but Scottish
William II and English William III were indeed the same person!! A
very rare coin in this grade. £395
1700’s Church “Communion Tokens” (20% max off all marked prices when you buy 2 or more Communion
Tokens!!)
WSC-5472: 1748 Scottish Communion
Church Token. A
very early date indeed. Dull, Perthshire. Burzinski 3585 (image annotation for B number is
incorrect). Rare. £25
WSC-5473: 1793 Scottish Communion
Church Token. An
early date. Dull,
Perthshire. Burzinski
5029 (image annotation for B number is incorrect). £25
WSC-4730: 1796 Scottish Communion
Church token. An
early date. Rare. £25
WSC-5700:
1700’s Scottish Communion
Church Token. Mortlack,
Banffshire. Burzinski 4515. £25
WSC-5701:
1700’s Scottish Communion
Church Token. Millbrex,
Aberdeenshire. Burzinski 4512. £25
WSC-5702:
1790 Scottish Communion
Church Token. Craigend,
Perthshire. Minister Robert Forsyth. Burzinski 1262. £25
H174: 1700's
Scottish Communion Token "LK" - Apparently Unrecorded in Burzinski. See
image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
H173: 1700's
Scottish Communion Token - Berwickshire - Burzinski
6841. See image for details. Old collection piece. £25
H031: 1791
Scottish Communion Token - Leith, Lothians, Burzinski 4197. See
image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
H007: 1775
Scottish Communion Token - Lochgoilphead, Argyll, Burzinski 4167. See
image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
WSC-5943: 1700’s Scottish Communion
Church Token. Lairg,
Sutherland. Burzinski 4067. £25
WSC-5944: 1799 Scottish Communion
Church Token. Liff
& Benvie, Angus.
Burzinski 4269. £25
1800’s Church “Communion Tokens” (20% max off all marked prices when you
buy 2 or more Communion Tokens!!)
WSC-5698: 1871 Scottish Communion
Church Token. Leven,
Fife. Minister John S. Hyslop. Burzinski 4248. £25
H180: 1800's
Scottish Communion Token - St Ninians, North Leith, Burzinski 5280.
See image for details. Old collection piece.
£25
H168: 1843
Scottish Communion Token - Monzie, Perthshire - Burzinski 4974. See
image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
H167: 1835
Scottish Communion Token - Leitholm, Berwickshire - Burzinski 4206.
See image for details. Old collection piece.
£25
H112: 1850
Scottish Communion Token - Musselburgh, Lothians - Burzinski 5108.
See image for details. Old collection piece.
£25
H111: 1838
Scottish Communion Token - Dalkeith, Lothians - Burzinski 1858. See image for details. Old collection piece. £25
H078: 1801
Scottish Communion Token - Mains & Strathmartine
- Burzinski 4594.
See image for details. Old collection piece.
£25
H073: 1802
Scottish Communion Token - Madderty, Perthshire - Burzinski 4581.
See image for details. Old collection piece.
£25
H034: 1827
Scottish Communion Token - Kinnell, Angus, Burzinski 3832.
See image for details. Old collection piece.
£25