344, Lot: 632. Estimate $100. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. BI Bawbee (21.5mm, 1.85 g, 3h). First period. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1542-1558. + MARIA · D · G · R · SCOTORVM, crowned thistle; M R flanking / (lis) OPPIDVM · EDIИBURGI, crowned St. Andrew’s Cross; cinquefoils flanking. SCBC 5432. VF, toned.

From the Michael Joffre Collection.