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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 438

†Scotland, James VI (1567-1625), sixth coinage, Balance half merk, 1591, crowned shield between two thistles, rev. balance with sword behind, his differt rege tyrannvs, loosely formed n's, m.m. cinquefoil (Burns 937(2); S.5491), struck from a worn obverse die, lightly double-struck, otherwise a pleasing coin, very fine or better, scarce Estimate £ 400-500

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