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Auction: 26776 - America 250th Anniversary Sale Ft. Coins, Medals, Banknotes, Objets de Vertu & Ephemera
Lot: 16

William III, Solus (1694-1702), Crown, 1700 DVODECIMO, third draped and laureate bust variety right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, eight strings to later harp, downwards lettered edge, 6h (ESC 97; Bull 1010; S.3474), adjustment marks to portrait, otherwise with a handsome tone to lightly lustrous surfaces, extremely fine, in LCGS holder, graded AU75

Provenance

SRA 17, 13 March 2025, lot 53



The reign of William III and Mary II, and subsequently William solely, reshaped colonial governance in the wake of the Glorious Revolution. The joint monarchs ratified the collapse of the Dominion of New England, allowing Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island to reclaim self-governing charters. Though a new 1691 charter for Massachusetts merged it with Plymouth Colony and made it a royal province with a Crown-appointed governor, curbing some of its earlier autonomy.

Religiously, the 1689 English Toleration Act, extended in spirit to the colonies, offered greater, though still limited, religious freedom to Protestant dissenters, shaping the pluralistic character of colonies like Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.


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Estimate
$1,400 to $1,800

Starting price
$1200