The Edinburgh Skating Club was established in 1742 as the world's first, membership carried with it an acknowledgment of social status. John Jopp WS (Writer to the Signet) was a Scottish lawyer, practicing in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, he was a member of the ancient Scottish legal 'Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet' established in 1594.

M503 - William III and Mary II (1688-1694), Complimentary Silver Medal, Dutch, 1673, 40mm, armoured bust right, hair long and wearing Star of order on ribbon, rev., equestrian portrait on rearing horse, REGIT ET TEGIT, (vL III,118/3), extremely fine, toned, very rare. $795

M416 - Anne (1702-1727), Coronation, April 23^rd, 1702, the official Silver Medal, 38mm, by J Croker, laureate bust left, ANNA D G MAG BR FR ET HIB REGINA, rev., Anne as Pallas hurling thunderbolts at monster, VICEM GERIT ILLA TONANTIS, (She is the Vice-regent of the Thunderer), in exergue: INAVGVRAT XXIII AP M D C C I I, (MI 228/4), toned, almost extremely fine. $495

M40 - George I (1714-1727), The Official Coronation Medal, 1714, silver, 34mm, by John Croker, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of George right,  GEORGIVS•D:G•MAG:BR:FR:ET•HIB:REX•, rev., the king enthroned right being crowned by Britannia, in exergue: IN AVGVRAT XX OCT MDCCXIIII (MI I, 424/9), good very fine, toned. $295

M75 - Charles II (1660-1685), Marriage Badge, 1662, Cast silver with suspension loop missing, 29 mm, a crowned bust of Charles II left, dividing a crowned C and R, PACE TRIVMPHANS (Triumphing in peace),  rev., a bust of Catherine of Braganza left, a crown left, FVTVRI SPES (The hope of the future), (MI I, 483,96), crude, very fine. $185 SOLD

M64 - Charles I (1625-1649), Peace or War, 1643, Silver Medal, 29mm, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Charles right, lovelock on shoulder, CAROLVS D G ANG SCO FR ET HIB REX, R (R[awlins]) below bust, rev., Sword and olive branch, crossed between crowned C and R, IN VTRVMQVE PARATVS (Prepared for both, i.e. peace or war), in exergue 1643, (MI I 308/134), with honest wear, perhaps used as a counter or kept as a pocket piece, good fine or better, toned. $345