The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-07
HTsrORrCAL BRrrISH COINS.
the Gold Piece Charles !. Gave Bishop
JuxOn on the canOI thc Rarest.

Tho Gold Pfece Charles y. Gave bhenop
Juxon on tho scarOId thc Rarest.
The high premiums paid for certain
English and Scottish coins at the recent
sale In this city OF the English section OF
the great coin collection Of the late William
s. Appleton Of Boston draws attertion to
the coins which after those associated with
this country are Of greatest interest 20 the
American collector. II Is often the case
that the American after having exhausted
the field Of United States issues turns to the
English and Scottish coinage. where he
nnds a wealth Of interesting varieties.
Perhaps the rarest coin Of all the English
series 10 the Juxon ~goldpieoe. which has an
interesting history. King Charles l., Q
moving from point to point In defending
his crown, carried in his train an sngraver
by the name of Rawlins. Tho royal ex-
chequer sometimes ran 10 low that the
private plate OF the Kings adherents was
cut I'D and stamped with dies made on the
spot by the engraver, q practice which pro-
duced the interesting variety OF siegepieoes.
or necessity money.
While with the army awhns designed
a pattern I've broad piece, equivalent in
value to about SIS, and cut the dies for the
coin. Only one specimen was struck, this
being In gold, and 1t was given to the King,
who thereafter carried II as a pocket piece.
The coin was dated 1874 and showed on
the diverse the barehesded bus; Of ~
King, with flowing hair and Vandyke la,u
collar. On the reverse were the royal arms.
at either side being &C. and r. while
around the border was inscribed the same
motto which Ia borne by many coins Of his
reign-.Florent Conoordia REGINA Ning-
doms flourish by concord.
The King kept IL in his possession until
he came to the scaffold. where. 1t being the
last thing Of value left to him. he bestowed
il upon Bishop Juxon, who attended him
in his last moments. The piece passed
from one owner 70 another until It was
sold to a Mr.. Webster in 1889 for 81 .725.
At the sale of the Murdoch collection OF
coins in London a few years ago the Juxon
piece was sold for $3.50 to the British
Museum, where it now is:
The Petition crown OF Charles ii. ranks
high among the o~ostliest Of English coins
Ii seems tina all the coins of the later issues
OF the second Charles were designed by
John Roettier Of Antwerp. Thomas Simon,
an English engraver whose work had been
set aside for that of the Dutch artist, exerted
himself in the production Of a pattern crown
which has been pronounced one OF the
finest examples OF the engraver's art the
world has ever seen. This coin he sent
On the edge Of the coin is the petition:
Thomas Simon. most. humbly. prays.
your. Majesty. TO. compare. this. his.
tryall. piece. with. the. Dutch. and. IL.
truly Drawn. a embossed. more. grace.
fully. ordered. and. more. accurately.
engraved. to. relieve. him."
II is probable that the King turned a deaf
ear to this appeal, but nevertheless every
one OF the copies OF the coin that we're
struck is now held in the highest esteem
and il one were offered to-day it would
men Of the piece sold in London many
wears AFRO for 4l125,
A sovereign OF King Edward VI. is held
in high estimation. IL shows the King
sitting on his throne in royal robes, crowned,
with the sGeptre in his right hand and an
On the reverse is a large double rose within
a treasure OF ten arches.
Over the centre Of the rose Ia a shield
Of arms. around this being inscribed -Ihesu
Autem Transfers Per Medium Illorum
Ibat." The inscription was borne by
English coins from 1914 up to 1908. and Is
a passag e from Luke: And Jesus passing
through the midst Of them went away"
This is supposed to have reference to the
signal victory won BY Edward III. a, over e
men were slain and 23O ships captured.
The bonnet or hat piece of james VI.
of Scotland, OF the COMA ge Of l59l-e3. is
quite a rarity, the title 81 which in familiar
to readers Of historical romances; This
coin got its name from the fact that on
the diverse the King wears a curious style
of hat Of the period, which was covered
with either pleated silk or velvet, This
is the hat said to be responsible for the
ballad Blue Bonnets Over the Border"
The first gold coin struck for Scotland
issued in the reign Of David H., 1921.
only three specimens are known. IL
known as a noble, and IN the obvcrFe
ls shown the King, crown on head. stand
in a galley. In his right hand is a sword
and in the left a shield bearing the Scotch
The highest premiums ever paid for
gold coins were given for the
Non and the one-third lion of
James VI, struck before his accession
10 h English throne and dated respectively
1857 and 1854. The designs of these
coins are very much alike, and show
on the diverse a crowned lion holding
sword in the right and a sceptre in the
paw, the inscription being Post s A 100
Invicta Manent Hec." On the reverse
are four crowned ciphers Of Il R." placed
with IN s in the centre and
~Deus Iudicium Tuum Regi d."
both sides there is an inner circle and
, cross made up Of five pellets. At a sale
10 TAnAAn aAvnA a~@ NkA 49, sLs-l