Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 27 13 Jan 2019
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Scottish Coins, James VIII, The Old Pretender, 'pattern' guinea struck in gold, 1716 (1828), draped bare head r., rev. cruciform shields with sceptres in angles, plain edge (S.5726), certified and graded by NGC as Mint State 65, noted on grading insert as the restrike by Matthew Young; a beautiful coin gleaming with 19th century lustre, crisply struck just slightly off-centre, sharp toothed rim on each side, die-pitting evident, very rare in this metal
Dies by Norbert Roettier, engraved some time during late 1715 to 1716 after the son of the abdicated English king James II completed a second invasion of Scotland which ultimately ended in a frustrating defeat, after which he gained the nickname The Old Pretender. No piece in any metal has been found definitively dating to the origins of the dies, which were obtained circa 1828 by Matthew Young. An extraordinary coin!
($12800-13500)
Dies by Norbert Roettier, engraved some time during late 1715 to 1716 after the son of the abdicated English king James II completed a second invasion of Scotland which ultimately ended in a frustrating defeat, after which he gained the nickname The Old Pretender. No piece in any metal has been found definitively dating to the origins of the dies, which were obtained circa 1828 by Matthew Young. An extraordinary coin!
($12800-13500)