James III (1460-1488), Light issue, 1475, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tall crown of five fleurs, tressure of ten arcs, trefoils on some cusps, legend ends scotorvm, rev. mullet of six points in first and third, three pellets in second and fourth quarters, cross before vil, double saltire stops both sides, 2.43g/7h (SCBI 35, 744-5, same dies; SCBI 72, 830-3; B 15, fig. 588, same obv. die; S 5273). Edge chip and crack between 11 and 1 o’clock, otherwise better than very fine, toned, rare £600-£800

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 Spink July 1978

The obverse die, fairly heavily used at Edinburgh, was also used briefly at Berwick.