Scotland, James VIII Pattern gold Guinea dated 1716 struck 1828 MS65
Scotland, James VIII (b.1688-d.1766), Pattern Restrike Guinea, dated 1716, struck in gold c.1828 by dealer Matthew Young, from recommissioned original dies engraved by Norbet Roettier, laureate and cuirassed bust right, legend and toothed border surrounding, IACOBVS. VIII. .DEI. GRATIA., rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, emblematic sceptres in wrong order in angles, thistle at centre, date either side of top crown over Scottish shield, SCO AN.FRA ET. HIB REX, edge plain (Burns 2, fig.1095; Stewart 263; S.5726). With light rust and concentric die polishing marks evident both sides evident of the recommissioning of the dies, practically as struck with obverse a little off-centre, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as MS65 as the only and finest graded at present.
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Scotland, James VIII (b.1688-d.1766), Pattern Restrike Guinea, dated 1716, struck in gold c.1828 by dealer Matthew Young, from recommissioned original dies engraved by Norbet Roettier, laureate and cuirassed bust right, legend and toothed border surrounding, IACOBVS. VIII. .DEI. GRATIA., rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, emblematic sceptres in wrong order in angles, thistle at centre, date either side of top crown over Scottish shield, SCO AN.FRA ET. HIB REX, edge plain (Burns 2, fig.1095; Stewart 263; S.5726). With light rust and concentric die polishing marks evident both sides evident of the recommissioning of the dies, practically as struck with obverse a little off-centre, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as MS65 as the only and finest graded at present.
