Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 58 27 Apr 2021
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British Coins, James VIII, The Old Pretender, styled as James III of England (1688-1766), pattern silver guinea, 1716, restruck c. 1828 by Matthew Young, IACOBVS TERTIUS., laur. and dr. bust l., toothed border surrounding, rev. SCO AN FRA ET HIB REX, inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, Scottish shield at top with date either side of crown, plain edge, wt. 8.92gms. (S.5728), extremely fine, toned and very rare
purchased from A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, c. 2009
The dies for these coins were prepared by Norbert Roettiers, commissioned by James Prince of Wales for a planned Coronation at Scone for 23 January 1716 after a second invasion of Scotland in 1715. However, it never came to fruition and James returned to exile in France. The dies for some of the proposed coins later found their way to the coin dealer Matthew Young who had them polished ready to restrike coins.
purchased from A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, c. 2009
The dies for these coins were prepared by Norbert Roettiers, commissioned by James Prince of Wales for a planned Coronation at Scone for 23 January 1716 after a second invasion of Scotland in 1715. However, it never came to fruition and James returned to exile in France. The dies for some of the proposed coins later found their way to the coin dealer Matthew Young who had them polished ready to restrike coins.