262, Lot: 474. Estimate $150. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Merk (26mm, 5.98 g, 2h). First coinage, type II. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1673. Laureate, draped, and armored bust right; thistle below / Cruciform coats-of-arms around XIII/4 (denomination); crowned monogram in angles. Murray, Scottish, 20; SCBC 5611. Near VF, toned, numerous small scratches on obverse.

Ex M. G. Linger Collection.