James VIII (†1766), Pattern Guinea, 1716, type II, restrike by M. Young from dies by N. Roettiers, c. 1828, in silver, laureate bust left, iacobvs · tertius ·, rev. cruciform shields, nothing in centre, sceptres in angles, edge plain, 7.79g/6h (Woolf 16:1 [Sale, lot 65]; D 186; B 3, fig. 1096; S 5728; Bruce XPT 3). Usual rust marks on obverse die, otherwise virtually as struck and dark-toned, very rare £1,000-1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Scottish Silver Coins and Tokens, 1664-1807, From the Collection of the Late Harrington Manville.

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Provenance: Bt Spink June 1960