E-Auction 19

UNITED STATES. Liberty seated dollar. 26.66 gm. 37 mm. With motto. 1871. Liberty seated right, head left; thirteen stars around; 1871 below / Eagle facing, wings spread, head left, holding arrows; IN GOD WE TRUST on a ribbon above; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around; ONE DOL below. Near Extremely Fine; luster around edges and in devices.

UNITED STATES. Commemorative half dollar. Illinois Centennial. 12.44 gm. 30 mm. 1918. Bust of Lincoln right / An eagle. Breen 7446. Uncirculated; lustrous and attractive; toning spot at 9 obverse and 7 reverse; slight scratch on Lincoln's forehead. "The public mishandled many, spent others." (Breen).

UNITED STATES. Commemorative half dollar. San Francisco, Oakland Bay Bridge. 12.55 gm. 30 mm. 1936 S. California grizzlies / The Bay Bridge, the Ferry Tower on the Embarcadero in the foreground. Breen 7555. Uncirculated; lustrous and with only a slight bag mark on the bear's leg.

George Washington. AR medal. 2.18 gm. 19 mm. A dime size medal issued by the U.S. Mint using a portrait die designed by A. C. Paquet. Circa 1862. The bust of Washington facing right, AP in small letters on the truncation / BORN 1732 DIED 1799 in four lines within a wreath of olive branches (2nd wreath type). GW-444. Rulau/Fuld 155A. Good Extremely Fine; lovely iridescent toning.

GW reference: Musante, M. MEDALLIC WASHINGTON. Spink. London and Boston. 2016.

George III. Battle of the Nile. Æ. 40.73 gm. 47 mm. By Kuchler. 1798. Peace standing atop rock outcropping supporting shield emblazoned with a relief bust of Admiral Nelson, open sea behind; REAR ADMIRAL LORD NELSON OF THE NILE around / The British fleet assembled in Aboukir Bay, going into battle. ALMIGHTY GOD HAS BLESSED HIS MAJESTYS ARMS around; VICTORY OF THE NILE | AUGUST 1. 1798. in exergue. Edge: FROM ALEXR DAVISON ESQR ST. JAMES'S SQUARE: A TRIBUTE OF REGARD. Eimer 890. BHM 447. Near Extremely Fine; pleasing brown patina.

Awarded to participants in the Battle of the Nile by Alexander Davison.

George VI. 1936-1952. AR medal, the official issue. 19.39 gm. 32 mm. Struck at the Ottawa Mint to commemorate the visit of the King and Queen to Canada. Their crowned and jugate busts left / A finely detailed map of Canada showing their travel route; the Canadian Arms above, 19 — 39 beside; REGEM * ET * REGINAM * CANADA * around. WE (Whittlestone & Ewing) 7826. Good Extremely Fine; attractive gray toning with blue highlights.

SCOTLAND. The Treaty of Utrecht, 1713. Copper medal. 46.92 gm. 52 mm. By N. Roettier. France. Bust of James III facing left; CVIVS EST; N R in small letters below / A map of the British Isles; REDDITE IGITVR above ("Therefore render"). Woolf 26.1a. Near Very Fine; attractive patina.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

SCOTLAND. Prince Charles 11th Birthday, 1731. Copper medal. 37.24 gm. 41.5 mm. The children of James III. Bust of Prince Charles right, a star in front; MICAT INTER OMNES around ("He shines amidst it all.") / Bust left of Prince Henry; ALTER AB ILLO around ("The next after him."). Woolf 43:1. Near Very Fine; some damage; rich brown patina.

NB Refer to article for historical notes on Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite rebellion.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

SCOTLAND. Carlisle Recaptured, 1745. Brass medal. 14.21 gm. 37 mm. Wolff. Denmark. Bust of William, Duke of Cumberland right; WILL DUKE CUMB BRITISH HERO: around; BORN J5 AP 1721 below / The Duke as a Roman warrior fighting the Hydra of the Rebellion, the city of Carlisle in the background; FOR MY FATHER AND COUNTRY around above; Carlisle reduced legend in exergue. Woolf 52:3. Good Fine; evenly worn, glossy surfaces.

NB Refer to article detailing the history of Cumberland and Carlisle.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

SCOTLAND. Carlisle Recaptured, 1745. Copper medal. 10.43 gm. 34 mm. Pinchbeck. England. Bust of William, Duke of Cumberland right; WILL DUKE CUMB BRITISH HERO: around; BORN J5 AP 1721 below / The Duke to the right on a horse left, showing a soldier where to take two Scottish captives; REBELLION JUSTLY REWARDED around above; AT CARLISLE DEC 1746 in exeregue. Woolf 52:5a. Very Fine; attractive brown patina.

Pinchbeck: A cheap brass, mainly copper with some zinc, invented in the 18th century as a cheap imitation of gold.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

2 MEDALS. SCOTLAND. Carlisle Recaptured, 1745. Copper medal (2). 12.26 gm. 34 mm. Pinchbeck. England. Bust of William, Duke of Cumberland right; WILL DUKE CUMB BRITISH HERO: around; BORN J5 AP 1721 below / The Duke to the right on a horse left, showing a soldier where to take two Scottish captives; REBELLION JUSTLY REWARDED around above; AT CARLISLE DEC 1746 in exergue. Woolf 52:5a. Good Fine. Along with a second similar that was someone's souvenir pocket piece for a long time.

Pinchbeck: A cheap brass, mainly copper with some zinc, invented in the 18th century as a cheap imitation of gold.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

SCOTLAND. The Rebels Retreat to Scotland, 1745. Copper gilt medal on a ribbon. 13.04 gm. 33 mm. Bust of William, Duke of Cumberland right; GVLIELMVS DVX CVMBRIÆ around / The British lion overcoming a wolf; IVSTIC TRIVMPHANT around, 1745 in exergue. Woolf 53:5. Very Fine; minor edge damage. Attractive patina with traces of luster.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

SCOTLAND. The Battle of Culloden, 1746. Copper medal. 47.47 gm. 51 mm. By R. Yeo. London. Bust of William (son of the Hanoverian George II), the Duke of Cumberland, right. GULIELMUS GEORGE II R FIL DUX CUMBRIAE / The Duke, portrayed as Hercules, trampling the figure of Discord and raising Britannia; PERDVELLIB EX ANG FVGAT AD CULLOD DEBELLAT 16 APR 1746 ("The rebels driven from England and defeated at Culloden…"). Woolf 55:2. Good Very Fine; minor marks; attractive brown patina.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

SCOTLAND. The Battle of Culloden, 1746. Silver medal. 29.96 gm. 41 mm. By J. H. Wolff. Denmark. Bust of William, Duke of Cumberland left; GUL DUX CUMBRIÆ around above; PRO PATRIA NA XV AP MDCCXXLI / The Duke on a rearing horse left, the battle and the river Spey in the distance; HORÆ MOMENTO around above; Latin legend translates as "Civil discord has been suppressed at Culloden, 16 April, 1746.". Woolf 55:5. Good Very Fine; attractive medal with rich old toning; rims a bit banged up.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

SCOTLAND. The Battle of Culloden, 1746. Copper medal. 17.61 gm. 42 mm. Pinchbeck. England. Duke of Cumberland mounted left, a fortified town behind; WILL DUKE CUMBERLAND around; BORN J5 AP 1721 below / A scene of the battle showing the Scottish forces under fire, running away; REBELLION JUSTLY REWARDED around; CULLODEN J6 AP 1746 below. Woolf 55:7b. Good Very Fine; attractive dark patina; little actual wear; typical Pinchbeck issue.

Pinchbeck: A cheap brass, mainly copper with some zinc, invented in the 18th century as a cheap imitation of gold.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

SCOTLAND. The Battle of Culloden, 1746. Copper medal. 11.6 gm. 36 mm. Pinchbeck. England. Bust of William, Duke of Cumberland right; WILL DUKE CUMBERLAND around; BORN J5 AP 1721 below / A scene of the battle showing the Scottish forces under fire, running away; REBELLION JUSTLY REWARDED around; CULLODEN J6 AP 1746 below. Woolf 55:9. Near Extremely Fine; atractive dark patina; little actual wear; typical Pinchbeck issue.

Pinchbeck: A cheap brass, mainly copper with some zinc, invented in the 18th century as a cheap imitation of gold.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

SCOTLAND. The Battle of Culloden, 1746. Copper medal. 9.48 gm. 36 mm. Pinchbeck. England. Bust of William, Duke of Cumberland right; WILL DUKE CUMB BRITISH HERO around; BORN J5 AP 1721 below / The Duke on a rearing horse, a cannon in front firing at retreating soldier; REBELLION JUSTLY REWARDED around; AT CULLODEN J6 AP 1746 below. Woolf 55:10. Good Fine; pleasing brown patina. Typical Pinchbeck issue; some edge denting; probably a pocket piece for a while; details--particularly on reverse--clear.

Pinchbeck: A cheap brass, mainly copper with some zinc, invented in the 18th century as a cheap imitation of gold.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

SCOTLAND. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1745. Copper medal. 28.46 gm. 41 mm. By one of the Roettiers. Head of Prince Charles right; CAROLUS WALLIAE PRINCEPS around / Britannia standing facing, head left, a sailing ship in the background; AMOR ET SPES ("Love and hope") around; BRITANNIA below. Woolf 59:2. Extremely Fine; glossy rich brown patina.

Though dated 1745, this medal was probably made in 1748.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

George II. Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle concluded. AR. 28 gm. 6.67 mm. By J. C. Marme. October 1748. Mars with a sword and lighted torch rushing right, the Dutch town of Bois-le-Duc in the background / The female personification of Bois-le-Duc standing with an olive branch and cornucopia, a shield at her side; MITESCUNT TEMPORA PACE around ("The threatening times of war are relieved by peace"). M.I II: p. 649: 349. Near Extremely Fine; lightly toned, some luster evident; short old scratch in obverse field. Beautifully designed medal.

The England of George II and France were at war with commercial consequences, and the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle included the withdrawal of France from the Austrian Netherlands.

Culloden and the “Bonnie Prince”

It is August 1745 and Jacobite hopes rise again with “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” grandson of James II, launching yet another uprising to restore the British throne to the Stewarts.

The effort ended with defeat at the Battle of Culloden, April 1746. Medals marked the events and the people involved and the following small collection reflects some of the key events during this period. Most of the medals show some wear. They were part of people’s lives and were often personal mementoes of the events.

The first medal in the group shows his father James III and a map of Scotland. Scotland’s ambitions were a small part of the negotiations that were part of the War of Spanish Succession, but James was trying to promote his cause. The next medal shows the young prince and his brother.

It was Charles who rallied Scottish forces in 1745 and by the 16th of August the Jacobites were at the gates of Edinburgh. By mid-November Carlisle had submitted to Charles who was proclaimed “King James VIII and III.” Charles, overoptimistic, soon sent part of the Jacobite army further into England even though the English troops outnumbered them three to one. The army got within 200 kilometers of London but in December 1745 they were stopped at Derby.

Retreating north on the 6th of December with the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit, Charles and his depleted army reached Carlisle on the 19th and left the next day heading back to Scotland. This was the end of Scottish control of English land. Three medals offered here note Cumberland’s Carlisle “no battle” success.

In January 1746 the Jacobites were successful in the battle of Falkirk Muir but the success was temporary. It all came to an end on April 16th, 1746 at Culloden on what was known as Drumossie Moor. An exhausted and outnumbered Jacobite army was destroyed and the Hanoverian follow-up was a time of killing and atrocities.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 provided a truce between England and France, important to Jacobite history because Charles had repeatedly sought French help with his quest. Woolf (The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement) notes that Charles had become an embarrassment to the French and the Treaty required among other things that “he should be expelled from French territory.” The medal dated 1745 was probably made, in an act of “bravado,” around the time of the completion of the treaty. The last medal in the group celebrates peace.

SCOTLAND. Stuart Order medal. Enamelled medal on a purple and ivory ribbon with clasp. 7.2 gm. 21 mm across. Made in Birmingham. V&S (Vaughton & Sons). Circa 1911. A Maltese cross with crowns in angles; a crown in the center with 1371 below; MEMBER ORDER STUART CROWN on blue background around. Fresh and as made.

REFERENCES TO ANCIENT SERIES (4 volumes)

1. Favorito, E. The Bronze Coinage of Ancient Syracuse. 1990. Card covers. 54 page. 9 black and white plates. Quarto. As new.

2. Lindgren, H. Ancient Greek Bronze Coins from the Lindgren Collection. Lindgren III. Quarto. 1993. Gray cloth cover, gold stamped title. 102 plates with descriptions on facing page. Very useful for thumbing pages for perplexing bronzes. As new.

3. Metlich, M. The Coinage of Ostrogothic Italy. Quarto. Spink. 2004. Green cloth cover. Newest and now standard for this area. (Replaces Wroth.) New.

4. Sutherland, C. et al. The Cistopheri of Augustus. Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication 5. 1970. Quarto. Maroon cloth. Dust jacket. 132 pages. 36 high quality plates. Fine copy.

CLASSIC OVERVIEWS OF BRITISH COINAGE (3 volumes)

1. Hawkins, Edward. The Silver Coins of England Arranged and Described with Remarks on British Money Previous to the Saxon Dynasties. London. MDCCCXLI (1841). Original edition in original binding. Octavo. 305 pages. With 47 plates of engraved representations of the coins on card stock. One of the earliest and still important reviews of English coinage. Quarter leather and deep maroon cloth. Covers a bit scuffed; the top third of the cover on the spine is somewhat loose and torn. The inside cover sheet has separated from the fly leaf but the pages are still tight.

2. Sutherland, C. H. V. English Coinage. 600-900. 1973. 232 pages. 108 b&w plates in text. Octavo. A modern overview of the series with much helpful detail. Black cloth, gold title stamp. Dust jacket. Fine copy.

3. Schama, Simon. A History of Britain 2. 1603-1776. The British Wars. 445 pages. Octavo. Card covers. BBC publication. 2001. Not coins but a highly readable history. Fine copy.

COLONIAL AMERICA (4 volumes)

1. Bowers, David. Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins. 2009 publication. Extensively illustrated. Comprehensive. 332 pages. Hardcover. New copy.

2. Crosby, Sylvester. The Early Coins of America. Quarterman reprint of this 19th century classic. Hardbound. Quarto. 378 pages. 10 plates. Modern appendix. Dust jacket. Contents fresh and fine. Bookplate. Dust jacket intact but not fresh.

3. Kessler, Alan. The Fugio Coppers, A Simple Method for Identifying Die Varieties with Rarity Listing and Price Guide. Octavo. 1976. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Standard reference. (Copy available at AbeBooks for $125). Fine copy.

4. Newman, Eric. The Early Paper Money of America. Bicentennial edition. 416 pages. Extensively illustrated. Standard (though not latest edition) reference. Quarto. Hardcover. Bookplate. Fine copy.