261, Lot: 476. Estimate $200. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Merk (27mm, 6.23 g, 6h). First coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1672. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; thistle below / Crowned cruciform coat of arms; crossed C’s in quarters, XIII/ 4 in center. Burns 11; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1590-3; SCBC 5611. VF, toned.

Ex M.G. Linger Collection.