Halfcrown 1750 ESC 609, Bull 1692, Sharp and Choice UNC and attractively toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, all pre-1816 coinage incredibly difficult to find in this high grade, we note NGC includes only 2 examples in MS65, and PCGS only 4 examples in MS65
Crown 1692 QVARTO edge ESC 83, Bull 822 VF with a small edge nick and minor haymarking, once lightly cleaned, now with gold, blue and magenta tone, William and Mary Crowns seldom seen in any grade above Fine
Halfcrown 1750 VICESIMO QVARTO edge, ESC 609, Bull 1692, A/UNC with a deep and beautiful tone displaying areas of blue/green and gold, with flashes of red and magenta, a superb piece, Ex-Harrington Manville Collection
Five Guineas 1693 S.3422 Obverse conjoined busts of joint monarchs right. GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA. Reverse, crowned garnished square topped arms, lion of Nassau in centre. Edge year QVINTO in raised letters on edge, in a PCGS holder and graded MS62, with Prooflike and brilliant fields, a piece with remarkable eye appeal, the bust and reverse design lightly frosted, retaining much mint lustre, must surely be one of the finest known examples of this short series. At the time of writing, the PCGS Population report shows one example graded MS62+ and another at MS63 being the only finer examples. Across the entire William and Mary series combining all Five Guinea dates and varieties, only 4 examples have been graded higher by PCGS. and in August 2020 an example dated 1692 and graded MS63 by PCGS realised $384,000 in Heritage, and is now being offered for private treaty sale at $499,000, and we can tell you that that the difference in grade between MS62 and 63 is negligible. William and Mary were spouses who reigned over the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. They began their joint reign in February 1689 after they were offered the throne by the Convention Parliament. James II (Mary’s father) had fled the country and William and Mary occupied what was in effect a vacant throne. They were the first joint rulers in England for over 800 years, although Philip II and Mary I had appeared on English coinage together. Mary was to reign until her death from smallpox in December 1694 and William continued his rule alone, until his death in March 1702. The reign of William and Mary was brief and their coins are relatively scarce.
Halfcrown 1750 ESC 609, Bull 1692 UNC and choice with even gold toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-Terner Collection and formerly in a PCGS holder graded MS64, the PCGS ticket removed at the time of LCGS slabbing and no longer available
Halfcrown 1750 ESC 609, Bull 1692 AU/GEF with an attractive old grey tone and underlying touches of blue and green, a most pleasing example and rare thus
Halfcrown 1692 QVARTO, R of REGINA over G, H over B in HIB, as ESC 517A, as Bull 854, Rare, listed as R3 by ESC , Fine and toned, Ex-Tennants 12/10/2005 Lot 96 (part)
Halfcrown 1692 ESC 517 Fine with some haymarking, William and Mary Second Bust Third Shields type (1691-1693) VG with the last digit of the date illegible
Halfcrown 1692 QVINTO edge, the L's in GVLIELMVS have no top right serifs, ESC 518 NVF the reverse with some adjustment lines and some small digs, Extremely rare with this edge reading, rated R4 by ESC
Crown 1692 QVARTO ESC 83 EF and attractively toned with some light haymarks, slabbed and graded CGS 65, the finest of 2 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Note: All William and Mary Crown highly sought after in the higher grades and seldom seen
Crown 1692 QVARTO ESC 83 Near EF with a thin flan crack running through DEI and GR which hardly detracts Rare in this high grade and with a pleasing eye appeal
Crown 1692 QVARTO with 2 over inverted 2 ESC 84 (R3) toned with some light haymarking and nearer to VF than Fine scarce thus with Spink listing at £15
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