British and Scottish Coins Numismatic Books - Dix Noonan Webb

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THE MICHAEL AND ELIZABETH STEWART COLLECTION OF SCOTTISH COINS
Third coinage, 20 Pence (6), Briot’s issue, B at end of obv.
legend and above crown, 0.55g/7h (S 5582); Falconer’s
First and Second issue (5), most with F above crown on
rev., 0.88g/9h, 0.87g/6h, 0.82g/4h, 0.67g/1h, 0.55g/7h (S
5588ff) [6]. First nearly very fine, others fair to fine
£80-100
Fourth coinage, Three Shillings (2), 1.40g/6h, 1.59g/11h
(Murray a/a, b/b; SCBI 35, 1534-5; B 68, fig. 1029; S 5592)
[2]. Fine or better, rare £90-120
Provenance: J.K.R. Murray Collection, Spink Auction 57, 29 April
1987, lot 375
Fourth coinage, Two Shillings (2), large mark of value
behind bust, 0.97g/12h, small mark of value, 0.96g/9h
(Murray 2 (i), (ii), pl. iv, 46-7; SCBI 35, 1539-42; B 64-5,
fig. 1027; S 5593-4) [2]. Fine or better £80-100
Earl of Stirling coinage, Twopences or Turners (3),
0.90g/6h, 0.71g/6h, 0.60g/12h (S 5598-9) [3]. Fine to very
fine £40-60
Charles II (1649-1685)
Four Merks, 1675, type III, F below bust, 25.67g/12h
(Murray 6; SCBI 35, –; B p. 495 footnote; S 5606). Nearly
fine, reverse better, very rare £400-600
Two Merks, 1673, type II, thistle below bust, 13.01g/9h
(Murray 9; SCBI 35, 1570-1; B 2, fig. 1049; S 5608). Obverse
nearly fine but with light scratches and stains, reverse
better, rare £200-300
Merk (2), both type II, 1664, thistle-head below bust, 1668,
leaved thistle, 6.14g/3h, 5.78g/6h (Murray 12a, 15; SCBI
35, –; B 1, 3, fig. 1051; S 5611) [2]. Nearly fine, both rare
£200-300
Provenance: J.K.R. Murray Collection, Spink Auction 57, 29 April
1987, lot 389 (part), additionally: first A.N. Brushfield Collection,
Glendining Auction, 28 March 1940, lot 105 (part), second R.W.
Cochran-Patrick Collection, Sotheby Auction, 30-1 March 1936, lot
333 (part)
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Merk, 1666, type II, thistle below bust, 6.39g/9h (Murray
14; SCBI 35, –; Burns –; S 5611). Good fine, very rare
£200-300
Provenance: J.K.R. Murray Collection, Spink Auction 57, 29 April
1987, lot 389 (part)
Merk, 1669, type II, thistle below bust, colon after DEI,
6.02g/9h (Murray 16; SCBI 35, 1578; B 5, fig. 1051; S 5611).
Reverse flan flaws, otherwise about very fine £150-200
Merk, 1670, type II, thistle below bust, colon after DEI,
5.97g/3h (Murray 17; SCBI 35, 1581; B 6, fig. 1051; S 5611).
Good fine or better £150-200
Merks (2), both 1671, type II, thistle below bust, second
with value wrongly placed, 6.05g/3h, 5.78g/6h (Murray 18,
18a; SCBI 35, 1583-6, –; B 9, –, fig. 1051; S 5611) [2]. Both
about fine, the second extremely rare £150-200
Provenance: Second J.K.R. Murray Collection, Spink Auction 57,
29 April 1987, lot 389 (part)
Merk, 1672, type II, thistle below bust, 2 of date reversed,
6.06g/12h (Murray 19a; SCBI 35, –; cf. B 10, fig. 1052; S
5611). About very fine and rare, but cut and scratched,
particularly on the obverse £60-80
Provenance: J.K.R. Murray Collection, Spink Auction 57, 29 April
1987, lot 390 (part)
Merk, 1673, type II, thistle below bust, pellet stop after DEI,
5.87g/6h (Murray 20; SCBI 35, 1590-3; B 11, fig. 1052; S
5611). Light die crack on breast, otherwise about very fine
£150-200
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