Watch List notes:

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Half merk (31mm, 6.17 g, 12h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1577. Crowned coat-of-arms; numerals 6 and 8 flanking / Cross fleurée with five-rayed star at center; alternating crowns and thistles in quarters; thistles in second and third quarters. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1225; SCBC 5478. Near VF, toned.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.