Charles I (1625-1649), Third coinage, Falconer’s First issue, Twelve Shillings, signed f over crown, 5.77g/9h (Murray p.138, pl. iii, 21, same dies; SCBI 35, 1460-5, same dies; B 24, fig. 1017, same dies; S 5560). Tiny edge split at 2 o’clock, light adjustment marks in places, otherwise good very fine with an attractive portrait £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Bt Baldwin March 1999

It seems likely that this issue resulted from the contract drawn up between the Commissioners of the Committee at Edinburgh (the Covenanters) and John Falconer, by now sole Master of the Mint since the return of Briot to England in 1638.