Thistle crown

[Chill 0]

Hi I was hoping for some input on this coin, it's a james I gold hammered thistle crown but seems to have a mintmark bell over key I have researched this but can only find information of bell over key mm on the james shillings and haven't seen any examples of this on a thistle crown , does this make the coin more collectable or desirable plus any thoughts on grade would be appreciated , sorry if the photos are not that good but I'm having a few teathing problems with imaging at the moment any input welcome thanks,ps the double mm is on both sides of coin but due to wear and poor image it's hard to see on one of the images thanks again regards Chris.

[Rob 3,152]

Overmarks are common throughout this reign. The larger gold pieces can have up to 4 overmarks on the same die. This overmark is quite logical and would have been done to extend the life of the existing dies following the previous pyx trial. The bell mark is less common than others for gold, but not rare. The coin looks a bit mushy and no better than fine and possibly polished(?), but it's a bit bright to be be certain.

Edited September 10, 2014 by Rob

[Chill 0]

Thanks rob that clears a lot up great info , just havnt seen another so that's what got me thinking.