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Auction: 367 - The NYINC Numismatic Collector's Series Sale - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 331

William III (1694-1702), Sixpence, 1696, second laureate and draped bust right, two curls of hair across breast, no stop after GVLIELMVS or GRA, rev. crowned shields cruciform, four strings to late harp, small crowns, edge obliquely milled, 2.75g, 5h (Spink 3537; cf. ESC 1217 [1550] [R4]; Parsons [1954] 583; Jackson-Kent [SNC, 1961] 24; Jackson-Kent [1965] 221 same dies; Bedat-Smythe VS389 = Hamilton [1979] 1696), a fleck on breast, otherwise handsomely toned, a pleasing example, very fine / good very fine, very rare, especially so in this condition with the variety unlisted by Bull, in NGC 'Francis' holder, graded AU53 (Cert. #5878644-004)

provenance
Croydon Coin Auctions 146, 18 November 1997, lot 146

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$1,700

Starting price
$500