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Scottish Coins ~ James I (1406-1437)James ascended the throne whilst a prisoner of the English and as a result the majority of this reign was under regency formed under Robert, Duke of Albany. James I was released from captivity upon marriage to Janet Beaufort in 1424 and the securing of a ransom of forty thousand pounds payable to the English monarch. James I enacted very many unpopular reforms during his reign, direct taxation, restrictions on alcohol consumption etc. that made him universally unpopular with his subjects, so it was no surprise when he was assassinated on 20 February 1437 by a number of Earls led by Sir Robert Graham. Curiously James I was chased into a tennis court, where he was captured and murdered by the conspirators. He left his six year old son, also named James, as his successor. The smaller denominations minted during this reign were likely manufactured during the period of the regency from 1406-1424. The penny and halfpenny coins were minted in billon, being seriously debased from the issues of prior monarchs. In addition the gold Demy and Half Demy were debased to the point at which they were now tariffed at 9/- for the Demy and 4/6 for the Half Demy. The gold coins from this reign were minted in larger numbers than most Scottish monarchs and they make for scarce, but obtainable coins. Coins were primarily minted at Edinburgh, but mints also operated at Inverness, Aberdeen, Linlithgow, Perth and Stirling. Silver groats now were no longer worth 4d each, but rather 6d due to debasing. Denominations used during this reign:GoldDemy or 9/- or 108 PenceDemi-Lion or 4/6 or 54 PenceSilverGroat or 6dPenny or 1dHalfpenny or 1/2d |
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