261, Lot: 477. Estimate $100. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Half Merk (21mm, 2.90 g, 6h). First coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1672. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; thistle below / Crowned cruciform coat of arms; crossed C’s in quarters, VI/ 8 in center. Burns 7; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1602-4; SCBC 5614. Good Fine, toned, a few adjustment marks.

Ex M.G. Linger Collection.