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Auction: 15031 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins - Part 2
Lot: 464

William III (1694-1702), proof Shilling, 1698, 7.02g, gvlielmvs. iii. dei. gra., third laureate and draped bust right variety with more aquiline profile and thicker tie ends, rev. inverted die axis, mag. br. fra. et.hib. rex. four crowned shields cruciform, five strings to Irish harp, arms of Orange Nassau in centre, edge plain (ESC 1113 - R5; MCE 877; S.3511), a few tiny rust spots on the obvers, the reverse die broken across the Irish harp from 8 to 11 o'clock, good extremely fine, old grey tone, rare

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