British and World Coins

James VIII (†1766), Pattern Guinea, 1716, type I, restrike by M. Young from dies by N. Roettiers [struck c. 1828], in silver, laureate bust right, reads iacobvs · viii, etc, rev. cruciform shields, leaved thistle in centre, sceptres in angles, edge plain, 7.29g/6h (Woolf 33:2; B 2, fig. 1095; S 5725). Usual rust marks on obverse die and light scratch on cheek, otherwise extremely fine or better £1,500-£1,800