Watch List notes:

James VI, half merk ('noble'), second coinage (d. 1572), crowned shield between 6 and 8, five pellets to the belt of the crown, IACOBVS 6 DEI GRATIA REX SCOTORVM, rev. ornate cross, crowns in first and third quarters of the cross, thistles in second and fourth quarters, five pellets on each of the limbs of the cross instead of usual ribbed ornamentation, SALVVM FAC POPVLVM TVV M [DNE] 1572, wt. 6.43gms (S.5478), fine, very rare
*ex Baldwin's, July 2006, purchased for £100
See Burns vol. 2, p. 355
See BNJ, 1987, vol 57, Joan E.L. Murray: 'The Coinage of the Marians in in Edinburgh castle in 1572'
See BNJ, 1989, vol. 59, Joan E.L. Murray (in addition to previous article)

Estimate: 100 - 200 GBP