262, Lot: 473. Estimate $100. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Merk (27mm, 5.97 g, 2h). First coinage, type II. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1672. Laureate, draped, and armored bust right; thistle below / Cruciform coats-of-arms around XIII/4 (denomination); crowned monogram in angles. Murray, Scottish, 19; SCBC 5611. Near VF, toned, heavy adjustment marks on reverse.

Ex M. G. Linger Collection.