A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman (Part III)

Charles II (1649-1685), Second coinage, Quarter-Dollar (Fourteen Shillings), 1681, 6.59g/6h (Murray 48; SCBI 35, 1632, same obv. die; cf. B 7, fig. 1056; S 5620). Good fine or better, scarce £150-£200

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

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Bt Spink June 2001

On 5 March 1681, the value of the 4 Merk piece was raised from 53/8d to 56/-, the Merk then becoming referred to as Fourteen Shillings in the Mint documents. The terms ‘Dollar’, ‘Quarter-Dollar’ etc were never officially used but became common in popular speech.