SCOTLAND. 1/16 Dollar (40 Pence), 1681. Edinburgh Mint; mm: F. Charles II. NGC MS-62.
S-5624; KM-116; Burns-4. Weight: 1.81 gms. Second Coinage. Lovely glossy surfaces reveal considerable luster around the devices. Deeply toned in mottled slate-grey and olive-brown shades. Nicely centered on the obverse and pulled to 7 o'clock on the reverse. Minor flan flaws noted at the portrait's chin but otherwise free of notable imperfections. Very sharp for the type with an excellent pedigree to the Manville Collection.
From the Loch Ness Collection.
Ex: Manville Collection (Dix Noonan Webb - 9/2015) Lot # 122.
Ex: Glendining (11/1993) Lot # 394.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500