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Mary (1542-1567), Penny, 1556, mm. cross potent on obv. only, 0.57g/9h (B 5; S 5444). Reverse slightly double-struck, otherwise very fine, very rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £470
James VI (1567-1625), Two-Thirds Ryal, 1571, 19.35g/7h (S 5474). Fair, scarce (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £170
James VI (1567-1625), Half-Merks or Nobles (2), both 1572, mm. plain cross, 6.76g/11h, 6.01g/3h (S 5478) [2] First fine, second nearly very fine but piece broken off (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £120
James VI (1567-1625), Half-Merk or Noble, 1580, mm. plain cross, 7.21g/2h (B 13; S 5478). Striking split at 4 o’clock, weakly and double-struck in places, but very fine and probably as struck, the date scarce (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £300
James VI (1567-1625), Thirty Shillings, 1582, mark of value in two lines, 22.09g/12h (B 2, fig. 933; S 5487). Minor striking splits and some corrosion to legends, otherwise nearly extremely fine with light olive-grey tone (£1,200-1,500)
Hammer Price: £1,350
James VI (1567-1625), Twenty Shillings, 1582, stop at both ends of obv. legend, two stops after dei, 15.18g/9h (cf. B1, fig. 934; cf. SCBI 35, 1242; S 5489). Nearly very fine (450-500)
Hammer Price: £600
James VI (1567-1625), Twenty Shillings, 1582, 14.80g/9h (B 1, fig. 934; S 5489). Obverse slightly double-struck, fine, reverse better (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £320
James VI (1567-1625), Ten Shillings (2), both 1582, 6.92g/4h, 6.78g/10h (S 5490) [2]. First with coarse surfaces, obverse tooled, about fine, second smoothed, fair (£90-110)
James VI (1567-1625), Ten Shillings, 1593, mm. quatrefoil, 5.77g/9h; Five Shillings, 1594, mm. quatrefoil, 2.80g/12h (S 5493, 5494) [2]. First slightly double-struck (date reads 159593) and broken and repaired between 11 and 1 o’clock, second with traces of gilding and mount at 6 o’clock and with hairline tooling both sides, otherwise fine or better (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £75
James VI (1567-1625), Ten Shillings, 1595, mm. quatrefoil, 6.17g/12h (B 3; S 5493). Weak in places, otherwise about very fine, toned (£150-180)
James VI (1567-1625), Ten Shillings, 1598, mm. quatrefoil, 5.94g/1h (B 4; SCBI 35, 1265, same obv. die; S 5493). Good fine, toned (£90-120)
James VI (1567-1625), Ten Shillings, 1599, mm. quatrefoil, o in nemo double-entered, 5.97g/12h (B 6; SCBI 35, 1268, same rev. die; S 5493). Lightly tooled in fields in the past, but very fine and toned (£200-250)
James VI (1567-1625), Five Shillings, 1594, mm. quatrefoil, 2.92g/3h (B 1, fig. 940; S 5494). Profile slightly double-struck, good fine (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £180
James VI (1567-1625), Five Shillings, 1594, mm. quatrefoil, 2.96g/9h (B 1, fig. 940; SCBI 35, 1270, same obv. die; S 5494). Profile double-struck, fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £80
James VI (1567-1625), Five Shillings, 1595, mm. quatrefoil, 2.65g/8h (B 2; S 5494). Slightly double-struck, legends weak and a hairline scratch on obverse, otherwise very fine with a clear and attractive portrait (£140-160)
Hammer Price: £190
James VI (1567-1625), Thirty Pence, 1594, mm. quatrefoil, 1.42g/8h (B 1, fig. 941; S 5495). Lightly scratched both sides but fine and full, very rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £220
James VI (1567-1625), Thirty Pence, 1595, mm. quatrefoil, 1.44g/1h (B 2; SCBI 35, 1278, same obv. die; S 5495). Striking split at 3 o’clock, obverse fine, reverse nearly so, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £280
James VI (1567-1625), Twelve Pence, 159[–], mm. quatrefoil, 0.53g/7h (S 5496). Light scratches both sides but fine, the denomination very rare (£100-150)
James VI (1567-1625), Half-Sword and Sceptre piece, 1601, mm. quatrefoil, 2.42g/6h (B 1, fig. 957; SCBI 35, 1197, same dies; S 5462). Slight trace of crease, very fine (£500-550)
Hammer Price: £580
James VI (1567-1625), Thistle Merk, 1601, crowned square topped shield, rev. crowned thistle with leaves, 6.76g/1h (B 1, fig. 943; S 5497). Weakly struck in places but very fine and full, nicely toned, rare thus (£200-250)
James VI (1567-1625), Thistle Merk, 1601, 6.44g/6h; Half-Thistle Merk, 1603, 2.91g/12h (S 5497, 5498) [2]. First slightly creased but fine, second creased and scratched, mediocre (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £55
James VI (1567-1625), Thistle Merk, 1602, 6.14g/6h; Half-Thistle Merk, 1602, 3.08g/12h; Eighth-Thistle Merks (4), all 1602, 0.79g/10h, 0.77g/4h, 0.74g/12h, 0.69g/12h (S 5497, 5498, 5500) [6] First two have been creased, otherwise mostly fair to fine (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £130
James VI (1567-1625), Thistle Merk, 1603, stop after scotorvm, 6.72g/12h (B 5; SCBI 35, 1289, same dies; S 5497). Legends double-struck in places, otherwise very fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £310
James VI (1567-1625), Half-Thistle Merk, 1601, 3.14g/2h (B 1, fig. 944; S 5498). Legends partly weak, otherwise about very fine (£120-150)
James VI (1567-1625), Half-Thistle Merk, 1602, 3.46g/1h (B 2; SCBI 35, 1294, same rev. die; S 5498). Very fine, toned (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £240
James VI (1567-1625), Half-thistle Merk, 1603, 3.15g/5h (B 3; S 5498). Hairline scratches on obverse, otherwise very fine with attractive tone (£120-150)
James VI (1567-1625), Quarter-Thistle Merk, 1601, 0.70g/1h (S 5499); together with miscellaneous English and Irish hammered coins (20) [21]. Varied state, a few damaged (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £90
James VI (1567-1625), Quarter-Thistle Merk, 1602, 1.54g/1h (B 2; SCBI 35, 1303, same obv. die; S 5499). Minor hairline scratches both sides, but very fine with dark tone (£100-120)
James VI (1567-1625), Quarter-Thistle Merk, 1602, 1.54g/12h (B 2; S 5499). Fields tooled, otherwise nearly very fine (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £60
James VI (1567-1625), Quarter-Thistle Merk, 1602, 1.58g/12h (B 2; S 5499). Slightly double-struck and a little off-centre, nearly very fine, toned (£60-80)
£60–£80
James VI (1567-1625), Eighth-Thistle Merk, 1602, 0.82g/12h (B 2; S 5500). Scratched both sides, nearly very fine, toned (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £40
James VI (1567-1625), Eighth-thistle Merk, 1602, 0.78g/4h (B 2; S 5500). Attempted piercing in centre and some hairline scratches, otherwise better than fine and full (£50-60)
£50–£60
James VI (1567-1625), Eighth-Thistle Merk, 1602, 0.79g/2h (B 2; S 5500). About fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
James VI (1567-1625), Eightpenny Groats (4), all Edinburgh, reading oppidvm edinbvrgi, 2.19g/2h, and oppid edinb, no inner circles, 1.88g/10h, 1.66g/4h, 1.31g/8h (S 5511, 5512) [4]. Last mediocre, others fine or better (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £100
James VI (1567-1625), Eightpenny Groats (3), all Edinburgh, oppidvm edinbvrgi (2), 1.80g/3h, 1.42g/12h, beaded inner circles, 1.57g/9h; Hardhead, type II, mm. quatrefoil, two pellets behind lion, 1.39g/1h (S 5511, 5513, 5518) [4]. Generally fine (£50-70)
James VI (1567-1625), Eightpenny Groat, Edinburgh, no inner circles, reads oppid edinb, 1.65g/3h (cf. S 5512). Struck in copper on a rectangular blank, only fair, interesting (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £110
James VI (1567-1625), Twopence or Turner, 3.83g/8h (B 1, fig. 970; S 5521). Good fine and rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £290
James VI (1567-1625), Thirty Shillings, mm. thistle-head, 14.60g/12h; Twopence or Turner, Second issue, reads fran & hib rex, 1.80g/3h (S 5503, 5524); together with other coins of James VI, in silver (1), copper (4) [7]. Second good fine and patinated, others in varied state, one pierced (£70-100)
Hammer Price: £140
James VI (1567-1625), Two Shillings (2), both mm. thistle, 0.96g/7h, 0.91g/7h (S 5509) [2]. Fine to very fine (£90-120)
James VI (1567-1625), Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle, 5.62g/9h (B 15, fig. 985; S 5506). Fine (£80-100)
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