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7 October 2003
James IV (1488-1531), Pennies (2), both second issue, type II (S 5360) [2]. One very fine and well centred on a large flan but cracked, other fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £160
James IV (1488-1531), Pennies (4), all second issue, type III (S 5361) [4]. Fine to very fine (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £190
James IV (1488-1531), Pennies (2), both second issue, type IV (S 5362) [2]. Very fine, one with some verdigris on reverse (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £140
James IV (1488-1531), Pennies (5), all second issue, type IV (S 5362) [5]. Fine and better (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £150
James V (1513-1542), Unicorn, mm. crown, double trefoil stops, rev. colon stops, 3.83g/6h (SCBI 35, 887-8; B 5; S 5365). Slightly double struck, very fine, very rare (£2,500-3,000)
Hammer Price: £2,800
James V (1513-1542), Crown, type IV, mm. star on obv., crown on rev., colon stops both sides, 3.42g/8h (SCBI 35, 899; B 4a, fig. 742, this coin; S 5371). Obverse extremely fine, reverse slightly double struck but very fine, very rare (£2,200-2,500)
Hammer Price: £2,500
James V (1513-1542), Ducat or Bonnet piece, 1540, 5.62g/4h (SCBI 35, 904-5; B 4, fig. 754; S 5373). Slightly creased but very fine with clear portrait, very rare (£4,500-5,000)
Hammer Price: £3,800
Mary (1542-1567), Forty-Four Shillings, 1553, 5.13g/2h (SCBI 35, 980; B 4, fig. 813; S 5394). Nearly extremely fine, rare (£2,500-3,000)
Hammer Price: £3,400
Mary (1542-1567), Three Pound Piece or Ryal, 1555, 7.01g/5h (SCBI 35, 990-2; B 1, fig. 819; S 5397). Obverse lightly tooled and fine only, reverse very fine, very rare (£2,500-3,000)
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Mary (1542-1567), Bawbees (4), all Edinburgh, mm. cross on obv., lis on rev., all with plain saltire (S 5432) [4]. Fine to very fine (£100-150)
Mary (1542-1567), Bawbees (4), all Edinburgh, mm. cross on obv., lis on rev., all with plain saltire (S 5432) [4]. Fine or better (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £130
Mary (1542-1567), Bawbees (3), all Edinburgh, mm. cross on obv., lis on rev., all with voided saltire (S 5433) [3]. Fine or better, one with verdigris (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £95
Mary (1542-1567), Bawbee, Stirling, mm. cross on obv., lis on rev., cross potent with plain crosses in angles, 1.83g/9h (S 5434). Nearly very fine, rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £210
Mary (1542-1567), Bawbee, Stirling, mm. cross on obv., lis on rev., similar, 1.63g/11h (S 5434). Good fine but patches of verdigris, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £120
Mary (1542-1567), Half-Bawbee, Edinburgh, mm. cross on obv., lis on rev., voided saltire, 1.10g/6h (SCBI 35, 1060; B 3; S 5436). Slightly corroded, nearly very fine (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £80
Mary (1542-1567), Placks (5), all 1557, one with star in heart countermark (S 5437) [5]. All with some verdigris, otherwise fine to very fine (£120-150)
Mary (1542-1567), Lions or Hardheads [15]. Fair to fine, most with verdigris (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £220
Mary (1542-1567), Penny, Edinburgh, facing bust with arched crown, rev. crown in first and fourth quarters, cinquefoil in second and third quarters, 0.53g/9h (cf. SCBI 35, 1065-6; B 3; S 5440). Bust double struck, very fine, very rare (£350-450)
£350–£450
Mary (1542-1567), Pennies (2), Edinburgh, crowned bust, rev. crowns and cinquefoils in angles, 0.58g/8h (B 3; S 5440); 1556, cross potent with small cross potents in angles, rev. vicit veritas 1556 in three lines, 0.43g/3h (B 2; S 5444) [2]. First obverse fine, reverse very fine, second fine but corroded, both rare (£100-150)
Mary (1542-1567), Ducat, 1558, an electrotype copy by Robert Ready of this excessively rare piece, stamped r both sides, 5.80g/9h. As made (£100-150)
Mary (1542-1567), Nonsunt Groats (2), 1558, 1559 (S 5447) [2]. Nearly very fine (£200-250)
Mary (1542-1567), Nonsunt Groats (2), both 1559, dolphin facing left (S 5448) [2]. Nearly very fine, one with striking split (£200-250)
Mary (1542-1567), Lions or Hardheads (14), including a few contemporary copies [14]. Fair to very fine, some with verdigris (£120-150)
James VI (1567-1625), Thistle Noble, mm. quatrefoil, 7.59g/12h (SCBI 35, 1149; B 1, fig. 951; S 5456). Cracked near centre, slightly crimped and reverse double struck, otherwise very fine, rare (£1,200-1,500)
Hammer Price: £1,550
James VI (1567-1625), Four Pounds or Hat piece, 1593, mm. cinquefoil, 4.30g/4h (SCBI 35, 1157-8; B 4 or 5; S 5457). Dagger pierced near top, otherwise obverse nearly very fine, reverse smoothed and fine only, very rare (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £2,200
James VI (1567-1625), Rider, 1593, mm. quatrefoil, early obv. die with three legged horse, 4.90g/9h (SCBI 35, 1159; B 1, fig. 953; S 5458). Hairline scratch both sides, otherwise very fine, rare (£1,200-1,500)
Hammer Price: £1,100
James VI (1567-1625), Rider, 1595, mm. quatrefoil, 4.99g/2h (cf. SCBI 35, 1165-7; B 7 or 8; S 5458). Obverse very fine, reverse nearly so (£1,200-1,500)
Hammer Price: £980
James VI (1567-1625), Rider, 1599, mm. quatrefoil, 5.03g/4h (SCBI 35, 1169-70; B 9 or 10; S 5458). Large 7 scratched in reverse field, otherwise nearly extremely fine, rare (£1,200-1,500)
James VI (1567-1625), Rider, 1601, mm. quatrefoil, 4.95g/10h (SCBI 35 –; B –, but two recorded in museums; S 5458). Obverse slightly double struck, nearly very fine, the date very rare (£1,500-1,800)
Hammer Price: £1,500
James VI (1567-1625), Thirty Pence, 1594, mm. quatrefoil, 1.35g/6h (SCBI 35, 1276-7; B 1; S 5495). On a full and round flan, good fine, very rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £290
James VI (1567-1625), Thirty Pence, 1595, mm. quatrefoil, 1.35g/7h (SCBI 35, 1278; B 2; S 5495). Slightly off centre and scratched both sides, otherwise fine, rare (£100-120)
James VI (1567-1625), Twelve Pence, 1595, mm. quatrefoil, 0.65g/1h (SCBI 35, 1280; B 1, fig. 942; S 5496). Struck on an irregular flan but very fine with clear portrait, very rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £230
James VI (1567-1625), Sword and Sceptre piece, 1602, mm. quatrefoil, 5.04g/6h (SCBI 35, 1186-8; B 3; S 5460). Scratch by date but very fine (£600-700)
Hammer Price: £750
James VI (1567-1625), Sword and Sceptre piece, 1604, mm. quatrefoil, 4.90g/9h (SCBI 35 –; B –, but two recorded; S 5460). Minor scratches but very fine, the date rare (£700-800)
Hammer Price: £900
James VI (1567-1625), Half-Sword and Sceptre piece, 1601, mm. quatrefoil, 2.52g/8h (SCBI 35, 1196-7; B 2; S 5462). Very slightly double struck, nearly very fine (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £410
James VI (1567-1625), Quarter-Thistle Merk, 1601, 1.61g/5h (SCBI 35 –; B 1, fig. 945; S 5499). Nearly very fine (£100-120)
James VI (1567-1625), Quarter-Thistle Merk, 1602, 1.70g/10h (SCBI 35, 1300-4; B 2; S 5499). Good very fine, rare (£150-180)
Hammer Price: £180
James VI (1567-1625), Quarter-Thistle Merk, 1602, 1.65g/5h (SCBI 35, 1300-4; B 2; S 5499); England, Third coinage, Halfgroat, mm. thistle (S 2671) [2]. First fine with some scratches, second good very fine, creased (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £70
James VI (1567-1625), Eighth Thistle-Merks (2), 1601, 0.86g/4h (SCBI 35, 1306-7; B 1, fig. 946); 1602, 0.84g/11h (SCBI 35, 1308-11; B 2; S 5500) [2]. Both with a few scratches, nearly very fine and fine (£100-120)
James VI (1567-1625), Eightpenny Groats (4), without inner circles (3, one with short rev. legend) and with beaded inner circles (S 5511-13) [4]. Fine or better (£70-90)
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