Watch List notes:

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Half Merk (32mm, 6.63 g, 7h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1573. Crowned coat-of-arms / Cross fleurée with five-rayed star at center; alternating crowns and thistles in quarters. SCBC 5478. Areas of light toning, areas of weak strike, traces of adjustment marks, hint of porosity. Near VF.

Ex Thomas Bentley Cederlind Estate (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 381, 24 August 2016), lot 580.