Scotland 1716 crown
This specimen was lot 41558 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $4,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Silver Crown Pattern Restrike, "1716" (1828). James VIII (king-in-pretence). NGC MS-64. By M. Young (from the originals by N. Roettiers). Amber-gray toning with a charming strike and muted brilliance, this restrike stands as a delightful near-Gem offering of a coin that never was. In an attempt to regain the throne of his exiled father, James III/VIII (commonly styled as the "Old Pretender") commissioned Norbert Roettiers (son of the famous English engraver, John Roettiers) to create dies for a crown upon his invasion. When the invasion failed, the dies remained unused until Matthew Young utilized them to produce restrikes over 100 years later."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 30.10 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-5731.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man, London: Coincraft, 1999.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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