Watch List notes:

James VI, half merk ('noble'), second coinage (d. 1577), crowned shield between 6 and 8, six pellets to belt of crown, pellets to points on crown, IACOBVS 6 G DEI GRATIA REX SCOTORVM, rev. ornate cross, five-pointed star in central panel, thistles in first and third quarters of the cross, crowns in second and fourth quarters, SALVVM FAC POPVLVM TVVM DNE 1577, no point after DNE (unrecorded die), wire line inner circles on both sides of the coin, wt. 6.93gms (S.5478), struck from rusty dies, almost very fine
*ex Simon Hall, 20/10/2015, purchased for £150
Burns fig. 925 no. 10 variety
SCBI vol. 35, item 1225A and vol. 58, items 1412 – 1413

Estimate: 200 - 300 GBP