Charles II - 1668

[Guest Brasilian Boy]

Hi Sirs!

I am a small brazilian coin collector and need infomations of one british coin. This coin is 1 Merk, of 1668.

I will return.

Jv.

colecionadordemoedas@hotmail.com

[scottishmoney]

This coin is a Scottish Merk from 1668, a Merk was 13 shillings and 6 pence Scots, the rough equivalent of a then contemporary English Shilling. This coin would have circulated in Scotland of course, but occasionally in Northern England also. Many of these coins were withdrawn from circulation in the period of 1707-1709 and melted and reminted as British coins after the Union of 1707.

In this condition, the coin is worth betwixt £75-£100.

[TomGoodheart]

The coin is an example of the first milled (machine made) coins. The dies were made at the Scottish mint, under the direction of Sir John Falconer (the son-in-law of Nicholas Briot) athough the actual punches were made in London by Thomas Simon.

Normally the coins were made so that when rotated the reverse is upside down with respect to the front. Some slipped out of this alignment and these 'unusual' die axes are worth a little more than regular coins.

An interesting piece of numismatic history!

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[Guest Guest]

This coin is a Scottish Merk from 1668, a Merk was 13 shillings and 6 pence Scots, the rough equivalent of a then contemporary English Shilling. This coin would have circulated in Scotland of course, but occasionally in Northern England also. Many of these coins were withdrawn from circulation in the period of 1707-1709 and melted and reminted as British coins after the Union of 1707.

In this condition, the coin is worth betwixt £75-£100.

Thanks!

The more interesting is what I paid 25£ for her!

Greatings!

Jv.

colecionadordemoedas@hotmail.com