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Auction: 22006 - Coins and Commemorative Medals - Summer Auction
Lot: 224

William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfcrown, 1693 QVINTO, second draped bust right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, WM in angles, six strings to harp, lettered edge downwards, 14.84g, 6h (ESC -; Bull 860; Spink 3436), a trace of die clashing in otherwise richly toned and lustrous fields, extensive die rust in angles previously misinterpreted as solder damage, nevertheless handsomely struck up for type with only minor traces of die wear to highest points, near extremely fine, rarely found so fine, a pleasing coin!

Provenance
DNW 163, 18 September 2019, lot 580 - some tooling on reverse after possible mount removal, otherwise about extremely fine, toned - £500
DNW 158, 24 April 2019, lot 300 - about extremely fine, toned
C D Cooke, by private treaty



A note for buyers. Evidently this coin has previously been sent for third-party assessment and has been unduly condemned on the basis of misinterpretation of die rust and clashing in the reverse fields as being evidence of solder. The present catalogue wholeheartedly disagrees with this assessment, but uses opportunity to direct vying bidders attention to our revised terms and conditions of business regarding condition reports at point of sale. The same fault is testified on an example sold through these rooms Spink Auction 25 March 2015, lot 736, therein graded AU50 which sold for £600 (incl. BP)

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Sold for
£900

Starting price
£650