William III Silver Sixpence 1698
William III Silver Sixpence 1698
William III Silver Sixpence 1698
William III Silver Sixpence 1698
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William III 1698 Silver Sixpence – MS64 – ‘Top Pop’

£585.00

Late harp, large crowns, 8 billets, 4 strings to harp. A delightful example with much lustre

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William III (1694-1702), silver Sixpence, 1698, late harp, large crowns, 8 billets, 4 strings to harp, edge milled diagonally. Obv. Third laureate and draped bust facing right. Rev. Crowned cruciform shields, Lion of Nassau in centre, angles plain, date split by English crown. Die axis 6h (S.3538; Bull 1243). Some minor flecking under magnification, otherwise a delightful example, lightly toned with golden colour highlights, lustrous and well worthy of being ‘Top Pop’. Virtually as struck.

Slabbed and graded by NGC as MS64 (Top Pop)

Provenance
Ex. Mildenhall Collection
Ex. M. Hughes, Spink Auction 139, 16/11/1999, Lot 184

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4 strings to harp, 8 billets, large crowns, late harp

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S.3538; Bull 1243