Scottish Coins & Tokens
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Scottish Jacobite & Earlier Medals
WSC-6929: James Francis Edward Stuart
/ James III of Scotland Silver Touch Piece.
See the excellent “The Sovereign Remedy” by Noel Woolf
(ISBN 0 901603 01 5) for everything you need to know about touchpieces
and the Kings & Queens that personally handed them out. The would-be James III of England or James
VIII of Scotland was in exile in Italy immediately following his second
unsuccessful invasion of Scotland in 1715.
It was while in exile in the Palazzo del Re, Rome (courtesy of the pope)
that he had these silver touch pieces made for both his English and Scottish
supporters. This example is very much an
Italian commission due to the IAC.III obverse legend, as opposed to the French
commissioned English IAC 3 and Scottish IAC 8 reverse legends. James gave them out in very tiny quantities
during special Touching Ceremonies where, because he was in direct contact with
God, he had the power to cure Scofula (TB). Or so he believed. This one is from a collection dating back to
the 1880's – see tickets. This image here, from an auction
just last year, illustrates just how
rare these Scottish pieces are (and how bad the auction house was at estimating
value!) - they were produced in such tiny quantities and very few
survived. Guaranteed to have been
personally touched by James when he gave this out to a Scrofula sufferer at one
of the ceremonies. This is a piece of
Scottish and English (but mainly Scottish!!) history. £1,475
WSC-7392:
1697 Scottish Jacobite Medal – The Treaty of Ryswick. Issued by the Stuarts, as part of a series,
and likely intended for distribution in
WSC-7203:
1699 Scottish
Silver Jacobite Medal. Prince James Edward Francis Stuart, 1688 –
1766. A medal designed by Roettier and distributed among Jacobite
followers, predominantly outside of Scotland, to gather support for Prince
James (The Old Pretender) to be crowned James III of England and Ireland and
James VIII of Scotland. MI (ii)204/519, Eimer 381. Sold with
an old (2004?) ticket
together with a more recent auction information slip. The rising sun is typical of the symbolism
used by the Jacobites; it represents the sun
dispersing demons – a new dawn. £325
WSC-7393:
1708 Scottish Jacobite Medal – Restoration of the Kingdom. Issued by the Stuarts and depicting the entire
WSC-7119:
1745 Scottish Jacobite Rebellion AE Medal. Struck to commemorate the re-taking of
WSC-7120:
1745 Scottish Jacobite Rebellion Silver Medal. Struck to commemorate the re-taking of
WSC-7121:
1745 Scottish Jacobite Rebellion Silver Medal. Struck to commemorate the re-taking of
WSC-7123:
1746 Scottish Jacobite Rebellion AE Medal. Struck to commemorate the famous Battle of
Culloden. Medallic
Illustrations (ii) 616/286. Following on
from the success at
Hammered Silver Coinage
David 1st
WSC-7220:
David 1st Hammered Silver Phase A Penny. Struck 1136 up until the very early
1140’s. 1.09g, 10h. Cross
WSC-7112:
David 1st
Early Scottish Hammered Silver Penny.
1124-53. In fact David 1st
coins were the first Scottish coins to be officially issued. Period D, posthumous issue struck under
Malcolm IV. Spink 5010 with better
workmanship on the dies and although the legends were meaningless, they were at
least composed of properly formed letters.
Obverse: crowned bust right with sceptre, legend reads: +NRVOIL;
reverse: cross fleurdelisse, pellets in angles, +.NR.
1.29g, die rotation 10h, SCBI 35, 9ff; B
27, fig.8A – same obverse die.
Tentatively attributed to the Roxburgh mint.
Slightly bent but otherwise extraordinarily good grade for this issue at
nearly VF. Indeed, not only have I never
seen another coin approaching this grade in the hand, I also have seen nothing
as good in reference books. The National
Museum in Edinburgh have no examples and the x5 period D examples shared
between the Hunterian (Glasgow) and the Ashmolean (Oxford), one of which is a cut quarter, are not
a patch on this one – the portrait of David is absolutely stunning. A rare and important coin. £7,625
WSC-7189:
David 1st
Scottish Hammered Silver Penny.
1124-53. In fact David 1st
coins were the first Scottish coins to be officially issued. Period D, posthumous issue struck under
Malcolm IV. Spink 5009 with lesser
workmanship on the dies and although the legends were meaningless, they were at
least composed of properly formed letters.
Obverse: crowned bust right with sceptre (although interestingly, it
does appear that whilst the sceptre is right, David is facing left?), legend
reads: (+D)AVIT; reverse: cross fleurdelisse, pellets
in angles, legend blundered. 1.37g
(struck on a large flan), SCBI 35, 9ff; B 15, fig.15. Tentatively attributed to the Roxburgh mint. Better than the best example Spink could find
to illustrate – see here. The National Museum in Edinburgh have no
examples and the x5 period D examples shared between the Hunterian
(Glasgow) and the Ashmolean (Oxford), one of which is
a cut quarter, are not as good as this one.
A rare and important coin. £3,625
RESERVED
(E.M.10-9-21 - LayAway)
William 1st
Short
Cross & Stars “PHASE A” coinage, circa 1195-1205
WSC-7282:
William 1st
“The Lion” Scottish Medieval Penny.
Short cross & stars coinage of 1195 – 1205. Spink 5027.
+RAVL ON ROCEB – rarer Roxburgh mint. The Sylloge of Coins of the
WSC-7308:
William 1st
“The Lion” Scottish Hammered Silver Penny.
Short Cross & Stars, Phase A coinage of 1195-1205. Spink 5027.
+RAVL ON [RO]C – Roxburgh
mint. This issue predates the later,
commoner issue which neglected to give the mint town. The Sylloge of
Coins of the
Short
Cross & Stars “PHASE B” coinage, circa 1205-1230
WSC-6099: William 1st
“The Lion” Medieval Scottish Penny.
Phase B type: 1205 – 1230. Voided short cross. The much rarer +hENRY
LE RVS reverse reading (Spink 5031) which is from the Roxburgh mint. Crude (stylised), very good grade and
rare. £425
WSC-7345:
William 1st
“The Lion” Scottish Hammered Silver Penny.
Short Cross & Stars, Phase B coinage of 1205-1230. Spink 5029.
+hVE WALTER – joint Edinburgh & Perth mints. An excellent portrait piece, being just as
good as the Spink plate coin. £425
WSC-7391:
William 1st
Medieval Scottish Hammered Silver Voided Short Cross Penny. Phase B, 1205-30, Spink 5029. Obverse: +LE REI WILI A, reverse: +hUIE WALTER.
Joint Edinburgh
and Perth mints. Choice. £495
1st Issue Pennies
WSC-6377: Alexander III Rarer 1st
Issue “DVN” Mint Penny. Long cross
& stars, 1250-80. WALTER.ON.DVN –
one of the mysteries of Scottish coinage is that we still do not know the mint town
represented by the signature DVN. Dunbar, Dunfermline, Dundee, even Dumbarton have all
been muted as the possible location.
Type III, Spink 5043. The new
Spink book (2015 so not that new anymore) has this coin at £450. This one for sale at £425
WSC-5982: Alexander III Rarer 1st
Issue BERWICK Mint Penny. Long cross
& stars, 1250-80. RO BER TON BE –
Robert of Berwick. Outstanding portrait piece. Type III, SCBI 35, 93/A, Spink 5043. £385
WSC-6793: Alexander III Rarer 1st
Issue STIRLING Mint Penny. Long
cross & stars, 1250-80. hO(N) RI. ON^S TR – Henri of
WSC-6830: Alexander III Rarer 1st
Issue St Andrew’s Mint Cut Halfpenny.
Long cross & stars, 1250-80.
TO(MAS.ON.)AN – Tomas of St Andrew’s. Type IV,
Spink 5044. One of the rarest of the
Scottish mints. The Ashmolean
Museum in Oxford has only a single example (a poor coin) whilst the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow holds no examples. The National Museum (Edinburgh) holds
two. There were only two dies in use -
one with AN the other as ANDER as the mint signatures. This is a very rare coin. £249
2nd Coinage Pennies
WSC-6856: Alexander III Scottish
Hammered Silver Penny. Second
coinage, 1280-86. Edinburgh mint town.
Class E, Spink 5056. Not a great
eye appeal coin (worn and centrally pierced) but a rare 20 point reverse. £55
WSC-6769: Alexander III Scottish
Hammered Silver Penny. Second
coinage, 1280-86. Perth mint town.
Class E, Spink 5056. £145
WSC-6881: Alexander III Scottish
Hammered Silver Penny. Second
coinage, 1280-86. Perth mint town.
Rarer class D, Spink 5057. From an old collection – see original ticket here. £135
WSC-6882: Alexander III Scottish
Hammered Silver Penny. Second
coinage, 1280-86. Roxburgh mint town.
Spink 5054. From an old
collection – see original ticket here. £98
WSC-7275:
Alexander III
Scottish Medieval Hammered Silver Penny.
Sterling class E with x20 points making this
2nd Coinage Half Pennies
John Baliol
Pennies
WSC-5369: John Baliol
Scottish Hammered Silver Penny. The
first issue, “rough” coinage of 1292 – 1296.
Spink 5065. John Baliol was “chosen” out of thirteen competitors for the
Scottish throne upon the death of Alexander III. The English king, Edward I, was the
arbitrator. John Baliol’s
four year reign ended in 1296 with his abdication when Berwick, Edinburgh,
Perth, Roxburgh and Stirling all fell to the English. £385
WSC-5583: John Baliol
Scottish Hammered Silver Penny. The
first issue, “rough” coinage of 1292 – 1296.
CIVITAS SANDREE – the much rarer St Andrew’s mint. Spink 5067.
John Baliol was “chosen” out of thirteen
competitors for the Scottish throne upon the death of Alexander III. The English king, Edward I, was the
arbitrator. John Baliol’s
four year reign ended in 1296 with his abdication when Berwick, Edinburgh,
Perth, Roxburgh and Stirling all fell to the English. £545
Robert 1st
“The Bruce”
WSC-7395:
Robert 1st
The Bruce Scottish Hammered Silver Hoard Penny. 1306-29.
Crowned head left, sceptre before, beaded circles and legend
surrounding, +:ROBERTVS: DEI: GRA:, rev. long cross pattee,
pierced mullet of five points in each quarter, beaded circles +SCO TOR Vm R EX, weight 1.32g (Burns 2; Spink 5076). The star coin in the 2009 Drayton Hoard –
over a kilo of predominantly English medieval pennies. The hoard was likely deposited in 1353; the
last issue to be found in the hoard was an Edward III pre treaty £2,200
David II
Groats
WSC-6773: David II Medieval Scottish
Hammered Silver Groat. Third
(Light) coinage, 1367-71 VILLA
EDINBVRGH –
WSC-7054:
David II
Medieval Scottish Hammered Silver Groat.
Second coinage, VILL AA BER DON – rare
Pennies
WSC-6460: David II Medieval Scottish
Hammered Silver Penny. Second
coinage, 1351-57. VILLA ABERDON –
the very rare
Robert II
WSC-6834: Robert II Scottish
Hammered Silver Groat. 1371-90,
WSC-6776: Robert II Scottish
Hammered Silver Groat. 1371-90,
WSC-5623: Robert II Scottish
Hammered Silver HALF Groat. 1371-90,
WSC-6093: Robert II Scottish
Hammered Silver Penny. 1371-90,
WSC-7229:
Robert II
Scottish Hammered Silver Long Cross Penny.
Single type issue, 1371-90,
Robert III
WSC-7161:
Robert III
Scottish Medieval Hammered Silver Groat.
Heavy coinage of 1390 – 1403.
First issue with a rough, tall facing bust.
James III
WSC-7240:
James III
Scottish Hammered Crux Pellit Copper “Three-Penny
Penny”. Formally regarded as an
Ecclesiastical “Crossraguel” issue of Bishop
Kennedy. Spink 5311. If you’re interested, the Scottish had a
penchant for naming coins from the actual coin legends (the Nonsunt
under Mary springs to mind) and this is no exception. James III was an interesting individual. Crowned aged 9, the Scots lost Berwick to
keep the peace with England but gained Orkney and the Shetland Isles as a part
dowry (which makes you wonder what the other part of the dowry was!) when James
married Margaret of Denmark (she was just 13).
James III was so unpopular due to his lifestyle and blind insistence upon
a policy of pursuing an alliance with the
WSC-7184:
Scottish James
III Crux Pellit “Three-Penny-Penny”. Struck in copper and once thought to be an
Ecclesiastical issue under Bishop Kennedy.
Spink 5307. If you’re interested,
the Scottish had a penchant for naming coins from the actual coin legends (the Nonsunt under Mary springs to mind) and this is no
exception. James III was an interesting
individual. Crowned aged 9, the Scots
lost Berwick to keep the peace with England but gained Orkney and the Shetland
Isles as a part dowry (which makes you wonder what the other part of the dowry
was!) when James married Margaret of Denmark (she was just 13). James III was so unpopular due to his
lifestyle and blind insistence upon a policy of pursuing an alliance with the
WSC-7208:
James III
Hammered Silver Scottish Groat. The best
known example by grade. The main
issue of 1484-88, struck
WSC-7383:
James III
Scottish Hammered Silver Groat. Type
II base (0.770 fineness) issue of 1471-83,
James IV
WSC-6930: James IV Hammered Billon
Silver Plack.
One of the rarer monarchs for this denomination. Struck
James V
WSC-6486: James V Hammered Billon
Silver Plack.
First coinage, 1513-36. Sold with
an old ticket. Spink 5381.
£165
WSC-6799: James V Scottish Stuart
Hammered Billon Silver Bawbee. Third coinage, 1538 – 1542. Annulet over the obverse 1 so Spink
5384. 1.89 grams, 23mm. Rarer monarch. £235
WSC-7085:
James V
Scottish Hammered Silver Bawbee. Billon (25% fineness) issue of 1538-42. Spink 5384.
£185
WSC-7024: Scottish Mary Hammered
Billon Silver Bawbee or Sixpence. First period, pre marriage, 1542-8. An issue of ¾ alloy struck at
WSC-7104:
Mary Queen of
Scots Hammered Billon Silver Bawbee. Struck in the first period of Mary’s reign,
1542-58,
WSC-7209:
Mary, Queen of
Scots, Hammered Silver Bawbee or Sixpence. Struck in the first period of Mary’s reign,
1542-58,
WSC-7230:
1559 Mary (with
Francis) Scottish Hammered Silver Twelvepenny Groat
or Nonsunt.
A rarer two year issue of half alloy that is rarely seen these
days. Crowned left-facing
dolphin. Old tickets showing
Ex Spink, ex Gordon Andreas Singer.
Spink 5447. The term “Nonsunt” was derived from the reverse legend. £285
WSC-7252:
1559 HIGH GRADE
Mary (with Francis) Scottish Hammered Silver Twelvepenny
Groat or Nonsunt.
A rarer two year issue of half alloy that is rarely seen these
days. Crowned right-facing
dolphin. Spink 5447. The term “Nonsunt”
was derived from the reverse legend.
Bearing in mind this issue is half alloy, this particular coin is
exceptional in grade, being arguably better than the Spink plate coin – the
very best example they could source from all the contacts they have throughout
the word. £595
WSC-7362:
Francis &
Mary Scottish Hammered Billon Silver Lion or Heardhead. Second period, 1558-60. Dolphins left, Spink 5450. “Silver” is perhaps a little misleading as
this issue was virtually base, being 23/24 alloy. £125
WSC-6885: 1575 Scottish James VI
Hammered Silver Half Merk or Noble. Second coinage, rare date. Better grade with an extremely clear
date. Spink 5478. £349
WSC-7195:
1568 Scottish
James VI Hammered Silver Full Ryal or Sword Dollar. First coinage, struck in the second year of
James’s reign and the rarest date of the coinage. Spink 5472.
A huge coin and interestingly, one that escaped the recall and
revaluation of 1578 when upon receiving the counterstamp,
the value of the coin rose from 30 shillings to 36s 9d. This image shows just
how hefty a coin it was in the 1560’s.
Approaching VF for issue. £1,250
WSC-6809: 1599 James VI Hammered Silver
Scottish Ten Shillings. Seventh
issue, Spink 5493. Nice grade and a
desirable date. £385
WSC-7067:
James VI
Scottish Hammered Silver Eightpenny Groat. Coinage of 1583-90, being before James VI
took on the English throne after the death of Elizabeth 1st in
1604.
WSC-7346:
1605 Scottish
Hammered Silver SIX SHILLINGS. Post
accession to the English throne.
Virtually identical to the English James 1st sixpence but
this issue with initial mark Thistle only, as well as circulating at very much
over six pennies (ratio of 12:1, similar to other denominations of this period)
at six shillings. Another difference,
other than the Scottish issues being much, much rarer, is that they were more
crudely made in both style and production.
Spink 5507. As good as the Spink
plate coin – the very best example they could find with their vast resources
and connections to collections. Chris
Comber (of Wilkinson, Comber & Brown fame) was a great collector of these
extremely rare coins. I sold him two
over a very long period (the only two I'd ever had prior to this), both of
which several grades below this coin.
They are a notoriously poor issue, if you are lucky enough to find one
in the first place. Choice. £2,950
WSC-7347:
1615 Scottish
Hammered Silver SIX SHILLINGS. Post
accession to the English throne.
Virtually identical to the English James 1st sixpence but
this issue with initial mark Thistle only, as well as circulating at very much
over six pennies (ratio of 12:1, similar to other denominations of this period)
at six shillings. Another difference,
other than the Scottish issues being much, much rarer, is that they were more
crudely made in both style and production.
There is another difference to 1610 and later dated issues – Scottish
arms in 1st and 4th quarters. 1609 and earlier do not exhibit this
difference, thus this coin has a different Spink number: Spink 5508.
Chris Comber (of Wilkinson, Comber & Brown fame) was a great
collector of these extremely rare coins.
I sold him two over a very long period (the only two I'd ever had prior
to this), both of which were not as good as this coin. They are a notoriously poor issue, if you are
lucky enough to find one in the first place.
A very rare coin. £925 RESERVED (D.S.22-3-22 LayAway)
WSC-7363:
1602 James VI
Scottish Hammered Silver Eighth Merk. Seventh issue, just getting in there before
James VI took on his second job as James 1st of
Charles 1st
WSC-6015: Scottish Charles 1st
Hammered Silver Twelve Shillings.
Third coinage, 1637 – 1642.
Falconer’s second issue, type IV.
Spink 5563. The coin is sold with
a very old ticket, possibly
WW2 period, stating that this coin was purchased for twenty five
shillings. £325
WSC-6687: Scottish Charles 1st
Hammered Silver Two Shillings.
Fourth coinage of 1642. Spink
5593. Rare. £155
WSC-7087:
Charles 1st
Scottish Hammered Silver Forty Pence.
Third coinage, Briot’s 1st milled
issue, Spink 5576. Much harder to come
by that the twenty pence pieces. £165
WSC-6946: Scottish Charles 1st
UNRECORDED Hammered Silver Forty Pence.
Third coinage, Briot-Falconer transitional
issue of 1637-42 with an F (for Falconer) modified from a B (for Briot) below the reverse thistle. At first glance this appears to be a standard
B below the reverse thistle, so Spink 5576.
However, it’s clearly an F, modified from the earlier B – note the
slightly bulbous top vertical and the very start of the bottom bulbous part of
the B protruding slightly from the centre, these being the only aspects of the
underlying B. Everything else about this
letter is an F. See the following image,
although please note that all letters have been rotated to the upright for ease
of use. There actually is no Falconer 40
pence recorded with an F below, only the B below. However, Briot’s
Spink 5576 with a B below is a B lying on its back, facing upwards, whilst this
letter is 180 degrees rotated and facing downwards. It’s an F for Falconer and as such, unrecorded. Falconer naturally followed on from Briot during the Third Coinage of Charles 1st
Scottish coins so this coin would appear to be a very rare transition from Briot to Falconer.
You’d think that one engraver would be highly unlikely to basically take
his predecessor’s dies, churn out coinage and then call them his own by way of
putting his mark on them and doing nothing else. However, Nicholas Briot
was appointed master of the Scottish mint in 1634 and later joined by his
son-in-law, John Falconer, who eventually succeeded him in 1646. By keeping things in the family and having an
organic “passing on of the baton”, it becomes much more plausible that Falconer
did the above. An interesting coin;
potentially the “missing link” between Briot and
Falconer. Perhaps it will be termed
Third Coinage, type IIA as it certainly comes before Falconer’s first recorded
type III. £395
WSC-6989: Charles 1st
Hammered Silver Scottish Twenty Pence.
The rarer second coinage (Briot’s hammered
issue) of 1636 only, not to be confused with the later third coinage. Spink 5550.
Sold with an old dealer’s ticket together with an information slip and
an annotated coin envelope. £145
WSC-5367: Scotland Charles 1st
Hammered Silver Twenty Pence. Third
coinage, 1637 – 42. Briot’s
machine made issue. £95
WSC-6874: Scottish Charles 1st
Copper Turner. Earl of Stirling
coinage, 1632-39. Spink 5598. Part of a single deceased collection put
together from the 1960's onwards with this ticket looking to
be dated 1989. Type 1c with im flower over lozenge.
£48
Milled Coinage
WJC-7046:
1669 Charles II
Scottish Silver Half Merk. 6s, 8d, struck under the first coinage. Spink 5614.
Rarer en medaille die axis. £165
WSC-6688: 1670 Charles II Scottish
Silver Merk.
First coinage. Interesting for
two reasons: 1. There is a colon after the date and 2. The die axis is 85
degrees which is noted in Spink (p96) as considerably rarer than the standard
180 or en medaille die axis types. £185
WSC-7096:
Charles II 1670
Scottish Milled Half Merk or 6s, 8d. First coinage, Spink 5614. Three factors elevate this coin above most
others: a) High grade for issue, b) The die axis is a rare and bazaar 90
degrees and c) There are no obverse stops (a rare variety recorded by
Spink). Both an interesting and rare
offering. £435
WSC-6455: 1671 Charles II Scottish
Silver Merk.
First coinage. Interesting for two
reasons: 1. The grade is much better than usually seen and 2. The die axis is
85 degrees which is noted in Spink (p96) as considerably rarer than the
standard 180 or en medaille die axis types.
£225
WSC-6697: 1672 Charles II Scottish
Silver HALF Merk.
First coinage. Spink 5614. Above average for issue. £125
WSC-7284:
1677/6 Scottish
Charles II Milled Silver Quarter Dollar. Second coinage, Sir John Falconer, Master of
the Mint issue. A machine-made issue
with the machinery to facilitate this obtained from
WSC-6096: 1677 Charles II Scottish
Silver 1/16th Dollar.
Second coinage, Sir John Falconer,
Master of the Mint issue. A machine-made
issue with the machinery to facilitate this obtained from
WSC-7105:
1680 Charles II
Scottish Silver Eighth Dollar.
Second coinage, Sir John Falconer, Master of the Mint issue. A machine-made issue with the machinery to
facilitate this obtained from
WSC-5838: 1682 over 1680 Scottish
Charles II Silver ¼ Dollar. Second coinage, Sir John Falconer, Master of the Mint
issue. A machine-made issue with the
machinery to facilitate this obtained from
WSC-6657: 1677 Scottish Charles II
Turner / Bodle.
The first date in only a three year issue. Better grade for issue, being actually better
than the Spink plate coin, and benefiting from being the rarer LAESSET error
issue. Spink 5632 (£200 in the 2015
guide). A desirable coin. £125
WSC-6666: 1677 Scottish Charles II
Turner / Bodle.
The first date in only a three year issue. Better grade for issue, being actually better
than the Spink plate coin. Spink 5630
(£135 in the 2015 guide). £55
WSC-6650: 1677 Scottish Charles II
Copper Bawbee or Sixpence. First date in only a three year issue. Spink 5628.
Better grade for issue, being about as good as the Spink plate coin. £75
WSC-6651: 1678 Scottish Charles II
Copper Bawbee or Sixpence. Second date in only a three year issue. Spink 5628.
Better grade for issue, being nearly as good as the Spink plate coin. £65
WSC-6652: 1679 Scottish Charles II
Copper Bawbee or Sixpence. Third and rarest date in only a three year
issue. Spink 5628. Better grade for issue, being nearly as good
as the Spink plate coin. £65
James VII
WSC-7168:
1687 James VII
Scottish Silver Ten Shillings. St
Andrew’s cross with national emblems. Spink 5641. A high grade example, being actually better
than the Spink plate coin. James VII was
James II of
James VIII
See
Medals, above
William &
Mary
WSC-7177:
1694 Scottish
William & Mary Silver Five Shillings.
Conjoined heads to the left, WM monogram on the reverse. Spink 5665 but the much rarer variation where
the second V in
GVLIELMVS is an inverted A. I have
never seen this variety before although Spink do list it. £295
William II
WSC-6698: 1695 Scottish William II
Copper BAWBEE. Spink 5690 where it’s
given very high values in the 2015 price guide.
£129
WSC-6921: 1697 William II of
Scotland Silver Five Shillings. A
rare example of a Scottish five shillings – the vast majority of the few you
see will invariably be Queen Anne. A
high grade example, being the best I've ever seen and by some margin. Spink 5688.
You are not seeing much wear on this coin, rather poor dies / inadequate
pressure at the minting stage on the large definition areas, ie the king's bust.
Please ignore the aberration of a main image in terms of colouring (I
may well need a new camera soon!) and use this image to see the
even colouring throughout. £650 in EF in
the Spink 2020 price guide (already quite out of date). There are certainly EF areas to this coin. The English (ie Norman) William I
and William II were not the same person as the Scottish William I, but Scottish
William II and English William III were indeed the same person!! A very rare coin in
this grade. £395
James Francis
Edward Stuart – The Old Pretender
WSC-6929: James Francis Edward Stuart
/ James III of Scotland Silver Touch Piece.
See the excellent “The Sovereign Remedy” by Noel Woolf
(ISBN 0 901603 01 5) for everything you need to know about touchpieces
and the Kings & Queens that personally handed them out. The would-be James III of England or James
VIII of Scotland was in exile in Italy immediately following his second
unsuccessful invasion of Scotland in 1715.
It was while in exile in the Palazzo del Re, Rome (courtesy of the pope)
that he had these silver touch pieces made for both his English and Scottish
supporters. This example is very much an
Italian commission due to the IAC.III obverse legend, as opposed to the French
commissioned English IAC 3 and Scottish IAC 8 reverse legends. James gave them out in very tiny quantities
during special Touching Ceremonies where, because he was in direct contact with
God, he had the power to cure Scofula (TB). Or so he believed. This one is from a collection dating back to
the 1880's – see tickets. This image here, from an auction
just last year, illustrates just how
rare these Scottish pieces are (and how bad the auction house was at estimating
value!) - they were produced in such tiny quantities and very few
survived. Guaranteed to have been
personally touched by James when he gave this out to a Scrofula sufferer at one
of the ceremonies. This is a piece of
Scottish and English (but mainly Scottish!!) history. £1,475
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1700’s Church “Communion Tokens” (20% max off all marked prices when you buy 2 or more Communion Tokens!!)
WSC-5472: 1748 Scottish Communion
Church Token. A very early date
indeed. Dull, Perthshire. Burzinski 3585
(image annotation for B number is incorrect).
Rare. £25
WSC-4728: 1755 Scottish Communion
Church Token. A very early date
indeed. Cadder,
Lanarkshire. Minister Alexander
Dun. Burzinski
1190. Rare. £25
WSC-5473: 1793 Scottish Communion
Church Token. An early date. Dull, Perthshire. Burzinski 5029
(image annotation for B number is incorrect).
£25
WSC-4730: 1796 Scottish Communion
Church token. An early date. Rare.
£25
WSC-5700:
1700’s Scottish Communion
Church Token. Mortlack,
Banffshire. Burzinski
4515. £25
WSC-5701:
1700’s Scottish Communion
Church Token. Millbrex,
Aberdeenshire. Burzinski
4512. £25
WSC-5702:
1790 Scottish Communion
Church Token. Craigend,
Perthshire. Minister Robert
Forsyth. Burzinski
1262. £25
H174: 1700's
Scottish Communion Token "LK" - Apparently Unrecorded in Burzinski. See
image for details. Old collection
piece. £25
H173: 1700's
Scottish Communion Token - Berwickshire - Burzinski
6841. See image for details. Old collection piece. £25
H108: 1772
Scottish Communion Token - Larbert, Stirlingshire - Burzinski 2021.
See image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
H031: 1791
Scottish Communion Token - Leith, Lothians, Burzinski 4197.
See image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
H007: 1775
Scottish Communion Token - Lochgoilphead, Argyll, Burzinski 4167.
See image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
WSC-5943: 1700’s Scottish Communion
Church Token. Lairg,
Sutherland. Burzinski
4067. £25
WSC-5944: 1799 Scottish Communion
Church Token. Liff
& Benvie, Angus.
Burzinski 4269. £25 RESERVED (P.D.10/8/21)
1800’s Church “Communion Tokens” (20% max off all marked prices when you
buy 2 or more Communion Tokens!!)
WSC-5698: 1871 Scottish Communion
Church Token. Leven,
Fife. Minister John S. Hyslop. Burzinski 4248. £25
H180: 1800's
Scottish Communion Token - St Ninians, North Leith, Burzinski 5280.
See image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
H169: 1840
Scottish Communion Token - Glasgow, Lanarkshire - Burzinski
4818 VAR. See image for
details. Old collection piece. £25
H168: 1843
Scottish Communion Token - Monzie, Perthshire - Burzinski 4974.
See image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
H167: 1835
Scottish Communion Token - Leitholm, Berwickshire - Burzinski 4206.
See image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
H112: 1850
Scottish Communion Token - Musselburgh, Lothians - Burzinski 5108.
See image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
H111: 1838
Scottish Communion Token - Dalkeith, Lothians - Burzinski 1858. See image for details. Old collection piece. £25
H078: 1801
Scottish Communion Token - Mains & Strathmartine
- Burzinski 4594.
See image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
H073: 1802
Scottish Communion Token - Madderty, Perthshire - Burzinski 4581.
See image for details. Old
collection piece. £25
H034: 1827
Scottish Communion Token - Kinnell, Angus, Burzinski 3832.
See image for details. Old
collection piece. £25