Scottish Coins & Tokens

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Scottish Jacobite Medals

 

WSC-4071:  1697 Jacobite Medal - James The Pretender.  James III as hopeful king of England and Scotland.  High grade example with outstanding provenance being ex  Augustus Langdon (1813 – 1874) and sold with Langdon collector’s ticket.  £185

 

WSC-4670:  1697 Jacobite Medal - James The Pretender.  James III as hopeful king of England and Scotland.  High grade example of this enigmatic Jacobite supporters’ medal.  The “sun” reverse is in fact a commoner medal in the series.  This “dove & olive branch” design seems at odds with both the ethos of the Jacobites as well as the actual politics of the time.  £169

 

WSC-4694:  1699 Scottish Jacobite Silver Medal – James The Pretender.  James III as hopeful king of England and Scotland.  Struck to commemorate the succession of the prince.  High grade example of this enigmatic Jacobite supporters’ medal.  Very rare in silver.  £365

 

WSC-4668:  1707 Queen Anne “Union of England & Scotland” AR Medal.  A nice silver medal commemorating the Union.  £119

 

WSC-3873:  1708 "Attempted Invasion of Scotland" Medal.  Historically, highly significant as in the same period the Union came about.  White metal issue but still listed as very rare.  £215

 

WSC-4671:  1708 Scottish Jacobite “Map” Medal – Large.  James III (Elder Pretender) facing right; map of the UK on the reverse.  The Scottish union proved unpopular with the Scottish people and France sought to take advantage by proposing an invasion.  The Jacobites were close friends with the French (for a while longer at least!) and it was their hope that a successful invasion and defeat of the English would lead to Jacobite rule over Britain.  This is the larger medal.  £245

 

WSC-4672:  1708 Scottish Jacobite “Map” Medal – Medium.  James III (Elder Pretender) facing left; map of the UK on the reverse.  The Scottish union proved unpopular with the Scottish people and France sought to take advantage by proposing an invasion.  The Jacobites were close friends with the French (for a while longer at least!) and it was their hope that a successful invasion and defeat of the English would lead to Jacobite rule over Britain.  Medium sized medal.  £265

 

WSC-4673:  1712 Scottish James III (Elder Pretender) Medal.  Commemorating the death of his sister, the Princess Louisa in 1712.  Even though this was a sad event the medal, like virtually every other medal, was issued to keep the Jacobite cause alive in peoples’ minds.  Rare medal.  £219

 

WSC-4701:  1721 Scottish James III (Elder Pretender) Large Medal.  An appeal against the House of Hanover by the Scottish pretender (M.I. 454/63).  Note the omission of James’ name on the medal – politics at its best!  A very large medal in EF or better grade.  Ex Coincraft.  £429

 

WSC-4391:  1745 Scottish Jacobite Medal.  Struck to commemorate the re-capture of Carlisle from the Jacobites by the Duke of Cumberland’s troops in December 1745.  This example above average in grade.  £169

 

WSC-4667:  1745 Scottish Jacobite “Bonnie Prince Charlie” Medal.  Struck in England and distributed in both England and Scotland to prepare the public for the return of the Young Pretender, Prince Charles.  Much of the romanticisation of the Jacobite uprisings, especially in 1745 is unjustified. There are several misconceptions surrounding this area of history. Firstly the Jacobite cause was not about Scotland versus England there were people of each nationality on either side. Secondly Bonnie Prince Charlie, although highly charismatic, was no hero; he could be viewed as a spoilt alcoholic aristocrat who had no problem leading loyal men to their graves for his own personal ambitions.  Not my words I hasten to add although historical records would seem to support at least some of  the above.  This medal is much better than EF and is listed as Rare.  £425

 

WSC-4674:  1745 Scottish Jacobite Deafeat Medal.  “Carlisle Taken”.  The Duke of Cumberland’s defeat of the Scottish Jacobites.  Not an entirely unexpected outcome but never-the-less much celebrated.  £115

 

WSC-3872:  1746 Scottish Jacobite Culloden Defeat AE Medal.  Battle of Culloden medal – Highlander kneeling before British Lion.  £160

 

WSC-4072:  1746 Scottish Jacobite Medal – “Gallows”.  Depicting the execution of the Culloden Jacobites on the gallows.  M.I. 618/289.  £225

 

WSC-4685:  1746 Scottish Jacobite Medal – Bonnie Prince Charlie.  Depicting Prince Charles failing to get the British crown and the Duke of Cumberland saying “Come Back Again” as if to add insult to injury.  M.I. 618/290.  Ex Coincraft, ex London Coins.  £225

 

 

 

 

Hammered Coinage

 

William 1st

WSC-3009:  William I “The Lion” Medieval Scottish Penny.  Phase A type, 1195 – 1205.  Perth mint.  Full flan and above average for this generally poor issue.  A very nice coin.  £289

 

WSC-4804:  William I “The Lion” Medieval Scottish Penny.  Phase B type, 1205 – 1230.  Perth and Edinburgh mint combined.  Full flan and above average for this generally poor issue.  A very nice coin.  £249

 

 

 

Alexander III

1st Issue

WSC-2792:  Alexander III Rarer 1st Issue Penny.  Medieval Hammered Silver, class 8 Berwick.  Very good grade for issue.  £175

 

2nd Issue Pennies

WSC-2793:  Alexander III Scottish Medieval Penny.  Hammered silver, good grade, 2nd issue.  Probable Berwick Upon Tweed mint.  £115

 

WSC-4157:  Alexander III Scottish Medieval Hammered Silver Penny.  4 mullets each of 5 points (Edinburgh mint).  Three reverse pellets making this coin Stewart class II.  Very nice grade.  £115

 

WSC-4857:  Alexander III Scottish Medieval Hammered Silver Penny.  4 mullets, two of 7 points and two of 6 points (this pair pierced) attributed to the Perth mint.  £95

 

 

2nd Issue Half Pennies

WSC-3090:  Alexander III Scottish Rare “Round” Halfpenny.  Two mullets of six points.  Very rare denomination.  £225

 

 

 

Edward 1st

WSC-3821:  Edward 1st Hammered Silver Penny.  The Berwick-Upon-Tweed mint variety.  Now in England but back then, it was Scottish.  £44

 

WSC-4236:  Edward 1st Scottish Hammered Silver Penny.  Berwick-Upon-Tweed mint, type IV penny.  £57

 

 

 

John Baliol

WSC-3801:  Scottish John Baliol Hammered Medieval Penny.  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.  This coin is the “rough” issue.  4 mullets of 6 points.   £319

 

 

 

David II

WSC-2894:  David II Medieval Scottish Hammered Silver Groat.  Edinburgh, 2nd coinage (1357-67).  Very good grade.  £369

 

WSC-4018:  David II Medieval Scottish "Small Bust" Halfgroat.  Edinburgh, 2nd coinage (1357-67).  Very good grade.  £259

 

WSC-2791:  David II Medieval Scottish Hammered Silver Penny.  Edinburgh, 2nd coinage.  £199

 

WSC-2771:  David II Medieval Scottish Hammered Silver Penny.  Second issue, 1333 – 1367.  Good grade and rare.  £199

 

 

 

Robert II

WSC-2484:  Robert II Scottish Medieval Silver Half Penny.  1371-90, Edinburgh mint.  A rare coin.  £109

 

WSC-2936:  Robert II Scottish Hammered Silver Groat.  1371-90, Perth mint.  £199

 

 

 

Robert III

WSC-2786:  Robert III Scottish Medieval Groat.  Hammered silver, 1390 – 1403, Edinburgh mint.  £260

 

 

 

James IV

WSC-4112:  Scottish James IV Penny - High Grade.  1488 – 1513.  Class 4, Edinburgh.  Rare in this grade.  £139

 

 

 

James V

WSC-4192:  Scottish James V Hammered Silver Groat.  Second coinage, class III (1526-39), Edinburgh mint.  All groats for James V are described as rare.  This one has the trefoil of pellets in the legend.  Sought after & desirable coin.  £479

 

WSC-4431:  Scottish James V Hammered Bawbee.  Third coinage, 1538-42.  Cheaper example.  £89

 

WSC-4456:  Scottish James V Hammered Bawbee.  Third coinage, 1538-42.  High grade for issue.  £129

 

 

 

Mary

WSC-4874:  1557 Scottish Mary Hammered Billon Silver Plack.  Value = 4d.  High grade for issue with clear detail and good rims.  Rare thus.  £175

 

WSC-4752:  Scottish Mary Hammered Silver Bawbee.  Billon silver (3/4 alloy) issue, first period before marriage.  Plain saltire cross.  Good grade for issue.  £95

 

WSC-4268:  Scottish Mary Hammered Silver HALF Bawbee.  Billon silver and a much rarer denomination.  First period (pre marriage), 1542 – 1558.  £185

 

 

 

Francis & Mary

WSC-3113:  Scottish Francis & Mary Hardhead or Lion.  Billon issue after marriage.  Dolphins looking left so 1559.  £65

 

WSC-2780:  Scottish Francis & Mary Lion.  Billon issue after marriage.  Dolphins looking left so 1559.  £79

 

 

 

James VI

WSC-3170:  James VI Hammered Silver 60 Shillings.  Eighth coinage.  King on horse-back wearing Scottish crown.  A very large “Crown” sized hammered Scottish coin.  £455

 

WSC-3869:  1572 Scottish Hammered Silver 1/4 Merk.  Second coinage, better date and superb grade for issue.  £365

 

WSC-3261:  James VI Scottish Hammered 8 Penny Groat.  Pre English throne, 1583-90, Edinburgh.  £39

 

WSC-4223:  Scottish James VI Hammered Silver Plack  Or “8 Penny Groat”.  1583-90, Edinburgh, very high grade thus rare.  £175

 

WSC-2592:  1588 Scottish James VI “Hardhead”.  Billon silver issue, pre accession to English throne.  High grade.  £75

 

WSC-3829:  1594 Scottish James VI Hammered Silver 10 Shillings.  Full flan, flat, about “as-struck”.  Choice.  Extra images here & here.  Coincraft 2006 rate this coin at £450 in VF.  This is better than VF.  £535

 

WSC-4326:  Scottish James VI Hammered Silver 30 Shillings.  Scottish arms 1st and 4th quarter.  Post accession, mm thistle.  £255

 

WSC-4806:  Scottish James VI Hammered Silver Half Thistle Merk.  Unclipped!  £175

                                      

 

 

 

Charles 1st

WSC-4228:  Scottish Charles 1st Hammered Silver 30 Shillings.  Type IV, Falconer’s issue, mm thistle.  £379

 

WSC-4019:  Scottish Charles 1st Hammered Silver 30 Shillings.  Type V, Falconer’s issue, mm thistle.  £289

 

WSC-3222:  Scottish Charles 1st Hammered Silver 12 Shillings.  Falconer’s second issue, 1637-42, type IV.  S.5563.  Comes with old collector’s ticket.  £199

 

WSC-4805:  Scottish Charles 1st Hammered Silver Half Merk.  Third coinage (1637 – 42), Briot’s first milled issue.  £295

 

WSC-4807:  Scottish Charles 1st Hammered Silver 40d.  Much rarer second Briot coinage.  £159

 

WSC-3518:  Scottish Charles 1st Hammered Silver 40d.  Third coinage, Falconer’s issue.  £85

 

WSC-4138:  Scotland Charles 1st Hammered Silver 20d.  Third coinage, 1637 – 42.  Lovely grade.  £89

 

WSC-4457:  Scotland Charles 1st Hammered Silver 20d.  Third coinage, 1637 – 42.  Collectable grade.  £59

 

 

 

 

Milled Coinage

 

Charles 1st

WSC-2969:  Charles I Scottish Turner.  Issue of 1632-39 (Earl of Stirling).  £39

WSC-2774:  Charles I Scottish Turner.  Issue of  1642.  £27

WSC-3233:  Charles I Scottish Twopence.  High Grade thus rare.  1642 – 1650.  £69

WSC-3290:  Charles I Scottish Turner (2d).  High grade but uneven strike.  1642 – 1650.  £44

 

 

Charles II

Silver

WSC-3528:  1670 Charles II Scottish Merk.  Silver, type II, thistle below bust.  £149

WSC-3327:  1671 Charles II Full Silver Merk.  Looks to be a 1677 which would indeed be a unique coin!  £115

WSC-4020:  1676 Scottish Charles II Silver ¼ Dollar.  Second coinage so ¼ dollar as opposed to merk.  £199

WSC-4388:  1676 Scottish Charles II Silver 1/8 Dollar.  Silver, first date for issue.  Unusually nice grade for issue.  £115

WSC-2773:  1677 Scottish Charles II Silver 1/16 Dollar.  Uncommon coin in decent grade.  £89

WSC-3381:  1677 Scottish Charles II Silver ¼ Dollar.  Second coinage, good grade for issue.  £199

WSC-3132:  1681 Scottish Charles II Silver ¼ Merk.  Very good grade and thus extremely rare.  £325

 

Copper  - Issue of 1663

WSC-2759:  1663 Charles II Scottish Bodle – Very Good Grade.  Bodle or Turner – value 2d.  £59

WSC-3010:  1663 Charles II Scottish Twopence.  Cheaper decent grade example.  £39

 

Copper  - Issue of 1677

WSC-3204:  1677 Scottish Charles II Bawbee or Sixpence.  Nice grade and rarer fist year.  £59

WSC-2942:  1679 Scottish Charles II Bawbee or Sixpence.  Coinage of 1677.  £37

WSC-3255:  1679 Scottish Charles II Bawbee or Sixpence.  Coinage of 1677.  Better grade.  £56

 

 

James VII

WSC-4267:  1687 James VII of Scotland Silver 10 Shillings.  A very well-worn issue – this one less so.  £199

 

 

William & Mary

WSC-4389:  1693 Scottish William & Mary Bodle.  Cheap example.  £35

WSC-2741:  1694 William & Mary Scottish Turner.  Good grade example.  £66

WSC-4266:  1694 William & Mary Silver 5 Shillings.  Better grade (although pierced & plugged) and the much rarer “inverted A” variety.  £179

 

 

William II

WSC-4108:  1695 Scottish William II Silver 40 Shillings.  A rarer large denomination coin with a contemporary planchet fault.  £255

WSC-3396:  1695 William II Scottish Copper Bodle.  Rarer monarch and much better grade than normally seen.  £79

WSC-4416:  1696 William II Scottish Silver 10 Shillings.  Choice for issue.  £499

WSC-3726:  1696 William II Scottish Copper Bodle.  Rarer monarch in collectable grade.  £39

WSC-3256:  William II 1696 Scottish Silver 5 Shillings.  Much rarer than Spink suggest.  Good grade.  £115

WSC-4390:  William II 1697 Scottish Silver 5 Shillings.  Rarer year.  Collectable grade for issue.  £99

 

 

Queen Anne

WSC-4781:  1705 Queen Anne Scottish Silver 5 Shillings.  Remarkably good grade.  Sold nearly 30 years ago by Dolphin Coins for £160 so a bargain today at £225

WSC-3545:  1706 Queen Anne Scottish Silver 5 Shillings.  Crude bust, collectable grade and rarest date.  £159

WSC-4668:  1707 Queen Anne “Union of England & Scotland” AR Medal.  A nice silver medal commemorating the Union.  See medal section above

 

 

1700’s – 1800’s Church “Communion Tokens”

WSC-4606:  1742 Scottish Communion Church Token.  A very early date indeed.  Rare.  £59

WSC-4728:  1755 Scottish Communion Church token.  A very early date indeed.  Rare.  £59

WSC-4729:  1792 Scottish Communion Church token.  An early date.  Rare.  £39

WSC-4730:  1796 Scottish Communion Church token.  An early date.  Rare.  £45

WSC-4731:  1807 Scottish Communion Church Token.  Used in Scottish churches for accepting Holy Communion.  £35

WSC-4732:  1808 Scottish Communion Church Token.  Used in Scottish churches for accepting Holy Communion.  £13

WSC-4733:  1819 Scottish Communion Church Token.  Used in Scottish churches for accepting Holy Communion.  Rare.  £49

WSC-4735:  1821 / 1829 Scottish Communion Church Token.  Used in Scottish churches for accepting Holy Communion.  £19

WSC-4734:  1824 Scottish Communion Church Token.  Used in Scottish churches for accepting Holy Communion.  £13

WSC-4140:  1825 Scottish Communion Church Token.  Used in Scottish churches for accepting Holy Communion.  £13

WSC-4736:  1827 Scottish Communion Church Token.  Used in Scottish churches for accepting Holy Communion.  £13

WSC-4738:  1847 Scottish Communion Church Token.  Used in Scottish churches for accepting Holy Communion.  £12

 

 

"Other"

WS-Book-059:  Original 1878 “Robertson Coinage of Scotland” Book.  Hardback, x146 pages and good order (even internal dust sheet is intact).  Please note: this is not the 1968 re-issue.  It is the very rare original first issue or first edition.  Describes coinage from Alexander to Anne.  Other images here and here.  See “Reference Book” section.

WSC-4139:  1791 Scottish Conder Trade Token.  Edinburgh.  £16

WSC-3822:  1813 Scottish George III Large Penny Token.  Phoenix Iron Works, Glasgow.  Reeded edge.  £14

 

 

 

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