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Auction: 26776 - America 250th Anniversary Sale Ft. Coins, Medals, Banknotes, Objets de Vertu & Ephemera
Lot: 13

James II (1685-1688), Guinea, 1686, second 'taller' laureate head left, rev. crowned cruciform shields, five strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 8.32g, 6h (MCE 126; EGC I, 324; S.3403), light haymarking and general scuffing, hint of red lustre in legends, about very fine

James II's brief reign was marked by an attempt to tighten royal control over the American colonies. As Duke of York, he had already been proprietor of New York before becoming King. Once on the throne he sought to consolidate England's northern colonies into a single, more governable unit. In 1686, he created the Dominion of New England, merging Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and later New York and New Jersey into one administrative structure. This proved deeply unpopular as it sought to strip colonists of long-held self-governing traditions.

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Estimate
$1,400 to $1,800

Starting price
$1200