Important British and World Coinsxx

James VI (1567-1625), Before Accession, Half-Merk or Noble, 1573, mm. cross on rev. only, no pellets on crown, rev. crown in first and fourth quarters, thistle in second and third, 6.90g/12h (SCBI 35, 1222; SCBI 58, 1395; cf. B 5; S 5478). A little double-struck, otherwise about very fine £120-150

Provenance: H.A. Parsons Collection, Glendining Auction, 11-13 May 1954, lot 753 (part); R. Carlyon-Britton Collection; C.F. Gilboy Collection, Glendining Auction, 14 May 1975, lot 18