This week’s fresh listings:

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Additions to www.HistoryInCoins.com for week commencing Tuesday 18th November 2025

A small, old collection of very early Scottish coins with amazing golden cabinet toning.

WSC-9225: David 1st Hammered Silver Scottish Penny. Period C - later civil war period until David's death so 1149 - 1153. Right facing bust with legend commencing 8 o'clock: +DAV[IT REX]. Reverse: a thick cross fleury with x4 single pellets in the angles with no stalks. +MEINA[RD ON A] - Meinard at St Andrews' mint. S.R. 5007. David was the first Scottish king to issue coinage. The main mints were initially in Carlisle, following the capture of Carlisle by the Scots in AD 1136 (Carlisle already had an established mint which had been operated by the English together with silver mines nearby) and Edinburgh but in the later Periods, B, C and D, mints were opened in Roxburgh, Berwick, Perth and of course, the rare St Andrews' mint in Period C. Under Prince Henry, who unfortunately died a year before his father, David 1st, mints also operated in Corbridge and Bamborough. Should you be fortunate enough to find another David 1st penny sale, it will almost certainly cost you more than this one! Good coins are around the £10,000 mark now and that's probably very conservative in today's frenetic market. A rare issue, being the first ever Scottish king to issue coinage, and an extremely rare mint as well - there are no examples of any Period C coins in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow collection. The Ashmolean Museum has three Period C coins: Berwick and Carlisle only. The National Museum in Edinburgh holds several David 1st pennies but just like the above institutions, none from the St Andrews mint. £1,950

Provenance:

Prom an old family collection, through decent.

WSC-9226: Alexander III Hammered Silver Scottish Penny. First coinage, long cross and stars, circa 1250-80. WILL ON BER - Willem at the Berwick mint. Type III, S.R.5043. Attractive and desirable old golden cabinet toning and what is a very nice grade coin for type. £495

Provenance:

From an old family collection, through decent.

WSC-9227: Alexander III Hammered Silver Scottish Penny. First coinage, long cross and stars, circa 1250-80. ALEX ON EDEN - Alexander at the Edinburgh mint - please note, the accompanying ticket is incorrectly attributed to the Aberdeen mint.. Type III, S.R.5043. Attractive and desirable old golden cabinet toning and what is a very nice grade coin for type. £495

Provenance:

From an old family collection, through decent.

WSC-9228: Alexander III Hammered Silver Scottish Penny. First coinage, long cross and stars, circa 1250-80. WILAM ON KING - Wilam at the Kinghorn mint. Type IIIa, S.R.5043. Attractive and desirable old golden cabinet toning, one of the rarest Scottish mints, and what is a very nice grade coin for type. £1,250

Provenance:

From an old family collection, through decent.

WSC-9229: Alexander III Hammered Silver Scottish Penny. First coinage, long cross and stars, circa 1250-80. WILAM ON RO - Wilam at the Roxborough mint. Type III, S.R.5043. Attractive and desirable old golden cabinet toning and what is a very nice grade coin for type. £495

Provenance:

From an old family collection, through decent.