The Collection of Scottish Coins formed by Michael Gietzelt

James VIII (†1766), Pattern Guinea, 1716, type I, restrike by M. Young from dies by N. Roettiers, c. 1828, in silver, laureate bust right, reads iacobvs · viii, etc, rev. cruciform shields, leaved thistle in centre, sceptres in angles, edge plain, 6.54g/6h (Woolf 33:2; B 2, fig. 1095; S 5725). Usual rust marks on obverse die and light contact marks on cheek, otherwise extremely fine or better £1,000-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Scottish Coins formed by Michael Gietzelt.

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