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Sadly, my main camera has broken (turns out they don't like being dropped) and so for the time being, until I can source a suitable replacement, I'm using the old camera.

It's definitely not the best and so until I secure that replacement, I'm including camera phone images alongside main images where appropriate.

WSC-9448: 1571 James VI of Scotland Hammered Silver Ryal or Sword Dollar. First coinage, final date. Edinburgh mint. Crowned sword, pointing hand to left of sword; crowned shield dividing crowned I and crowned R. S.R.5472. The date is 1 over 0, which is not listed in the Sovereign Rarities catalogue but was clearly struck in 1571 using an old recycled 1570 reverse die. The chronology is either at the very start of 1571, before the new 1571 die was prepared, or at the very end, when the official 1571 die was worn out and it wasn't really worth sinking a fresh one, especially as this large silver denomination was to be discontinued at the end of 1571. Adding further to the interest is the revaluation counterstamp (a crowned thistle) of 1578 (see p.78 of S.R.), increasing the face value from 36s to 36s, 9d. VF detail but pierced in antiquity and harshly cleaned in more recent times. Never-the-less, a very interesting (and cheap!) coin. £475

WSC-9449: 1558 Mary Queen of Scots Hammered Silver Testoon. First period, 1542-58, before her marriage, type IIIa, S.R.5406. Edinburgh mint, initial mark Crown. Circulating at a face value of 5s. Scottish coinage in general was a product of miniscule mintage figures compared to south of the border, leading to near constant use and thus increased wear through circulation. The testoon was originally four shillings in its first iteration in 1553. At just 11 years of age, that first testoon had Mary's portrait in large, right facing profile. It was a most attractive coin but for whatever reason, the very next year, the type II was issued at five shillings but was bereft of any kind of regnal portrait. The 1556-58 type III testoons followed suit. 1558 is a key date in that Mary married the French Dauphin, Francis. She was married at 15 and widowed at 18. En-medaille die rotation (zero degrees), 1558 dates both obverse and reverse (muling of dates is perhaps more common than not) and approaching VF grade. £865

WSC-9450: Choice 1559 Mary and Francis Scottish Hammered Silver Nonsunt. Second period, 1558-60, Edinburgh mint, with Mary married to the Dauphin (heir apparent to the French throne), Francis, aged just 15. She was 17 when this coin was struck. Francis was even younger, being just 14 when they married. The dolphin - very much a nod to the actual Dauphin - faces left on this coin indicating that it emanates from dies struck in the latter part of 1559. S.R.5448. The term "Nonsunt" derives from a play on the reverse inscription: IAM NON SVNT DVO SED VNA CAR ("They are no more twain, but one flesh"), which is biblical reference from the Gospel of Matthew celebrating the act of marriage. The early 1st and 2nd periods, immediately prior to Mary's first widowhood in 1660, issued billon coinage. This twelvepenny groat - something of an oxymoron in that a groat traditionally means x4 pence - was issued at 0.5 alloy, explaining the poor state of preservation of extant examples today. However, if you think that's bad, the contemporary Mary Lion or Hardhead, including not one but two dolphins, was struck at 23/24 alloy which even Henry VIII, famous for literally embezzling the country and population, never came close to achieving south of the border. Nonsunts are bizarrely difficult to source these days. This is a superb example - the best by far that I've seen, not that you see many these days. The highest grade PCGS example is only XF40 (a lesser grade compared to this coin), and NGC don't even have a graded example. Impressive provenance is simply the icing on the cake. Find better! £795

Provenance:

ex A.H. Baldwin & Son (2009 ticket in the hand of Steve Hill), sold 17th February 2009 to...

ex Kilmarnock Collection - a collection renowned for its quality.

WMH-9451: High Grade and Rare Henry V Hammered Silver EMACIATED BUST Penny. Type A, London mint, with all the devices extremely clear - emaciated bust of Henry with annulet to the left of the crown, pellet to the right, lombardic n's, initial mark Pierced Cross with central Pellet; lombardic n and the all-important annulet before LON. S.R.1777. The coinage of Henry V, although at first glance appearing to be more organised than that of his father, Henry IV, has in fact long been a source of debate and contention with heavyweights such as Brooke and Potter, and more recently Greenhalgh getting involved. To summarise the various pieces of research, this coin is Type A (formally Brooke Class A and Potter 1). The issue was struck from only three pairs of dies under the new Mint Master, Ludovic John, and only for London. Obverse: hEnRIC [DI GRA]REX AnG. Bust B. Reverse: [C]IVI TAS ○LON DOn. Die Ai. This coin is Type A (emaciated bust) with dies B/Ai - as obverse dies wore out at a faster rate than reverse dies, it is as expected that we have a second obverse die coupled with a first reverse die. Attractively toned. A great rarity. £1,350

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