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Charles I (1625- 1649)
Scotland, Thirty Shillings, third coinage, fourth issue 1637- 42.  mm: Thistle (Edinburgh).  Falconer’s second issue. S.5556.  14.75grams.  

Obverse:  Sword wielding King Charles I on horseback. 'F' below the horse's hoof, rough ground below horse. Thistle at the start of the legend.  
CAROLVS · D : G · MAG · BRITAN : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX : ‘Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland’
Reverse: Crowned royal arms. Thistle at the start of the legend.  QVÆ · DEVS : CONIVNXIT : NEMO : SEPARET 
‘What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder’
Nice coin- Full flan, Lovely toning and I would say very nearly VF.



 
 
 
 

Brilliant collection you have there & in fabulous condition! Thanks for sharing
 

Charles I (1625- 1649)
Scotland, Thirty Shillings, third coinage, fourth issue 1637- 42.  mm: Thistle (Edinburgh).  Falconer’s second issue. S.5556.  14.75grams.  

Obverse:  Sword wielding King Charles I on horseback. 'F' below the horse's hoof, rough ground below horse. Thistle at the start of the legend.  
CAROLVS · D : G · MAG · BRITAN : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX : ‘Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland’
Reverse: Crowned royal arms. Thistle at the start of the legend.  QVÆ · DEVS : CONIVNXIT : NEMO : SEPARET 
‘What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder’
Nice coin- Full flan, Lovely toning and I would say very nearly VF.



 
 
 
 

Sneak preview of my collection from the Stuart period.

Today's first find
1566 coin
 

Disappointing.  

My assessment of the 5 Coin Memorial Set I received today:
All the coins have the obligatory sneeze marks/ Welsh dust and some of those hairy strands all of which, I can live with.
The 5 Sovereign has a couple of hairlines on the Obverse- ‘now you see it, now you don’t’ type, and two odd looking circular marks what I suspect are shallow, but noticeable scratches, one on the Obverse in the field at the foot of the X of Rex and on the Reverse in the field at around 1 O’clock.  
The 2 Sovereign looks ok.
The Sovereign is ok’ish- has a couple of shiny specks in the frosting and a couple of pinprick missing bits of frosting.
The Half is similar to the Sovereign and frankly, I haven’t bothered inspecting the 1/4- after all, they aren’t  a Sovereign to my mind. 
It’s definitely a very special Sovereign Set, the Reverse design is fantastic and a distinguished Portrait of the King. 
If the 5 Sovereign was perfect- I would keep this set, despite the shortcomings of the lower denominations- but there’s 5,595 reasons to send the set back for exchange.


 
 

@theman73 sharper photos would also help- it looks like there’s a mint mark at about 1 O’Clock- but it’s not very clear- this mark will narrow the age of the coin down to its years of issue- poor photo, but it might be 94- Martlet- Second Issue 1573- 1578. 
 

Sneak preview of my collection from the Stuart period.

As others identified as a Halfgroat, and @LawrenceChard narrowed down to two possible- the mint mark identifies it as Spink 2579.
This from the 2023 Spink catalogue:

Thanks @LawrenceChard.    Ah, so either the 6th or 7th issue, clearly with the two Pellets.
It would pay me to read rather than just looking at coin plates 🙄 

S 2579,
or S 2586?
😎
 

@theman73 sharper photos would also help- it looks like there’s a mint mark at about 1 O’Clock- but it’s not very clear- this mark will narrow the age of the coin down to its years of issue- poor photo, but it might be 94- Martlet- Second Issue 1573- 1578. 
 

I will meet him tomorrow and make better pictures
Thank you

@theman73 sharper photos would also help- it looks like there’s a mint mark at about 1 O’Clock- but it’s not very clear- this mark will narrow the age of the coin down to its years of issue- poor photo, but it might be 94- Martlet- Second Issue 1573- 1578. 
 

@theman73 sharper photos would also help- it looks like there’s a mint mark at about 1 O’Clock- but it’s not very clear- this mark will narrow the age of the coin down to its years of issue- poor photo, but it might be 94- Martlet- Second Issue 1573- 1578. 
 

I don’t believe an Elizabeth I Half Groat has any ‘dots’ that signify the denomination- I think it’s best to weigh it and measure the diameter of the coin to determine what it is.  

It’s definitely Elizabeth I, not sure of the denomination without the weight/ diameter. 

It’s definitely Elizabeth I, not sure of the denomination without the weight/ diameter. 

Sneak preview of my collection from the Stuart period.

Charles I (1625- 1649)
Scotland, Thirty Shillings, third coinage, fourth issue 1637- 42.  mm: Thistle (Edinburgh).  Falconer’s second issue. S.5556.  14.75grams.  

Obverse:  Sword wielding King Charles I on horseback. 'F' below the horse's hoof, rough ground below horse. Thistle at the start of the legend.  
CAROLVS · D : G · MAG · BRITAN : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX : ‘Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland’
Reverse: Crowned royal arms. Thistle at the start of the legend.  QVÆ · DEVS : CONIVNXIT : NEMO : SEPARET 
‘What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder’
Nice coin- Full flan, Lovely toning and I would say very nearly VF.



 
 
 
 

Sneak preview of my collection from the Stuart period.

Sneak preview of my collection from the Stuart period.

Charles I (1625- 1649)
Scotland, Thirty Shillings, third coinage, fourth issue 1637- 42.  mm: Thistle (Edinburgh).  Falconer’s second issue. S.5556.  14.75grams.  

Obverse:  Sword wielding King Charles I on horseback. 'F' below the horse's hoof, rough ground below horse. Thistle at the start of the legend.  
CAROLVS · D : G · MAG · BRITAN : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX : ‘Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland’
Reverse: Crowned royal arms. Thistle at the start of the legend.  QVÆ · DEVS : CONIVNXIT : NEMO : SEPARET 
‘What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder’
Nice coin- Full flan, Lovely toning and I would say very nearly VF.



 
 
 
 

Sneak preview of my collection from the Stuart period.

Charles I (1625- 1649)
Scotland, Thirty Shillings, third coinage, fourth issue 1637- 42.  mm: Thistle (Edinburgh).  Falconer’s second issue. S.5556.  14.75grams.  

Obverse:  Sword wielding King Charles I on horseback. 'F' below the horse's hoof, rough ground below horse. Thistle at the start of the legend.  
CAROLVS · D : G · MAG · BRITAN : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX : ‘Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland’
Reverse: Crowned royal arms. Thistle at the start of the legend.  QVÆ · DEVS : CONIVNXIT : NEMO : SEPARET 
‘What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder’
Nice coin- Full flan, Lovely toning and I would say very nearly VF.