James I Unite, 5th bust, mm saltire cross, very rare final issue

James I (1603-25), gold Unite of Twenty Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), fifth crowned half-length armoured figure right, holding orb and sceptre, surrounded by beaded circles and legend, initial mark saltire cross both sides (1619), .IACOBVS. D;G; MAG; BRI; FRA; ET. HI; REX. rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left, R to right, .FACIAM. EOS. IN. GENTEM. VNAM., weight 9.90g (Schneider 30; N.2085; S.2620). Toned with slight bend in the flan, weak in parts some deposit on reverse otherwise almost very fine and better struck than an AU55 example that sold at Heritage in 2022 for over $8,000 hammer which was the Lingford coin, an extremely rare mint mark of which we can only trace three in private hands of which this is the best preserved.