Watch List notes:

SCOTLAND. Britain Crown (1/4 Unit), ND (1637-42). Edinburgh Mint; mm: B. Charles I. NGC EF-45.
S-5536; Fr-58; Burns-7 (fig. 1036). Weight: 2.42 gms. Third Coinage, Briot's issue. An exceptional example of this IMPORTANT RARITY among Charles I gold. Pale lemon-yellow color shows across the high points, accented by warmer honey-gold in the fields. Ideally centered on the obverse while the reverse is drawn slightly toward 9 o'clock. Uniformly sharp and free of any notable imperfections.

This rarity is an old friend of our firm, as we first offered it over 45 years ago as part of the comprehensive Dundee Collection of Scottish Coins in February 1976. It was described therein very succinctly as "quite rare." More recently, it was included in the impressive cabinet of Lucien LaRiviere sold in 2006, which was its last public trade. In fact, we are unable to identify any other examples of this type sold in the past 15 years, emphasizing the significance of this offering for advanced collectors. Plated in the Spink reference, it is hard to overstate the combination of rarity and quality presented by this specimen.

From the Loch Ness Collection.

Ex: Lucien LaRiviere Collection (Spink - 4/2006) Lot # 214.

Ex: Bt. Spink (8/1985).

Ex: Dundee Collection (Bowers & Ruddy/Spink - 2/1976) Lot # 292.

Plated in Spink (4th ed., 2020).

Estimate: $6000 - $10000