SCOTLAND. James VIII. Pretender, 1688-1766. Pattern AR Crown (41mm, 28.42 g, 5h). Matthew Young restrike. Dies by J. Roettiers. Dated 1716, but struck 1828. NGC MS 63.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 1244. Estimated: $ 1 500

British, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 8 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SCOTLAND. James VIII. Pretender, 1688-1766. Pattern AR Crown (41mm, 28.42 g, 5h). Matthew Young restrike. Dies by J. Roettiers. Dated 1716, but struck 1828. IACOBVS · VIII · · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate and draped bust right / SCOT · ANGL · FRAN · ET · HIB · REX · 17 16 ·, crowned coat-of-arms. Woolf 33.1; Burns 1 (fig. 1094); SCBC 5731. Deep iridescent toning, usual die rust as evident on all examples. In NGC encapsulation 6909490-005, graded MS 63. Very rare. Burns notes that only 60 examples were struck in silver.

From the Alexander Christopher Collection.


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