429, Lot: 666. Estimate $75. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Half Merk (21.5mm, 3.08 g, 5h). First coinage, Type III. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1675. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; F below / Cruciform coats-of-arms around VI/8 (mark of value); crowned monograms in angles. SCBC 5616. Fine, toned, light marks and scratches.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.