Coin
½ Merk - Charles II 1st Coinage, Type II — Scotland
Scotland • Sp#5614
Overview
Standard circulation coin from Scotland issued during the reign of Charles II.
Specifications
- Country
- Scotland
- Composition
- Silver (.916)
- Weight
- 3.4 g
- Diameter
- 24 mm
- Mint
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- Sp#5614
- Issuer
- Scotland
Design details
Obverse
Right facing bust of Charles II, thistle below bust.
Reverse
Arms arranged in a cross, conjoined Cs in each quarter, value in the centre.
Collector insights
- Series context: Part of the Standard circulation coins series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
- Struck at: Edinburgh, Scotland. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.916) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
Sp#5614. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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