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1 Guinea - James VIII Restrike, Pattern
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1716 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Milled |
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James Francis Edward Stuart — "James VIII" to Jacobites, "the Old Pretender" to everyone else — never ruled Scotland, but that didn't stop his supporters from producing coinage in his name. The 1716 patterns were struck in the aftermath of the failed 1715 rising, likely intended as propaganda pieces or presentation items rather than circulating currency. The Spink reference Sp#5728 places this among a documented series of Jacobite pretender issues whose production circumstances remain only partially understood.
The silver composition for a nominal guinea denomination is itself the tell — a guinea is a gold unit, and striking it in silver marks this unambiguously as a pattern or medal-weight piece from the outset.