Lot 1731
Sale 71 · Important Australian, British & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
William III, shilling, double obverse, undated, third laureate and draped bust to right, Y mintmark probably erased from dies below, reverse similar struck at a 280 degree axis, edge grained, (ESC -). Good very fine, toned, pleasing, extremely rare being one of only two recorded specimens.
Ex Archbishop Sharp (1645-1714) Collection, Glendining, London, 5th October 1977 (lot 230) and the H.E. Manville Collection of patterns etc. sold in Spink, Auction Sale 140, November 16, 1999 (lot 625).
- Estimate
- $4,000
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $3,100