Tag Archive for: William III

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Coin 201 – GOLD HALF-GUINEA 1698, PCGS MS-63+

William III, Stuart King, 1694-1702 S-3468, Laureate Bust, the only style used for this denomination. A fabulous coin!  
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Coin 202 – SILVER CROWN 1695, NGC MS-66

William III, Stuart King, 1694-1702 S-3470, First Bust, first year of issue. All crowns of this reign are very scarce in EF condition, but here is a superb specimen-truly rare and a joy to behold.  
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Coin 203 – SILVER CROWN 1696, NGC MS-66

William III, Stuart King, 1694-1702 S-3472, Third Bust, first year of this style. Another coin of amazing quality-finest known.  
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Coin 204 – SILVER CROWN 1700, NGC MS-63

William III, Stuart King, 1694-1702 S-3474, Third Bust but with variants in portrait details and a new harp on reverse. All crowns of this reign are fairly rare in EF, but difficult to locate in Mint State.  
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Coin 195 – GOLD 5-GUINEAS 1699, NGC MS-62

William III, Stuart King, 1694-1702 S-3455, First Bust. Elephant & Castle provenance mark below bust. An extraordinary example of the rarest of William III's 5-guineas coins.  
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Coin 196 – GOLD GUINEA 1698, PCGS MS-63

William III, Stuart King, 1694-1702 S-3462, Second Bust. A beautiful, lustrous coin. Very rare in this condition.  
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Coin 197 – GOLD “FINE WORK” 5-GUINEAS 1701, PCGS MS-63

William III, Stuart King, 1694-1702 S-3456, Second Bust, the famous "Fine Work" issue of this date only, a glorious coin, one of the finest known examples of this exquisitely engraved and boldly minted rarity, fully struck and glowing…
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Coin 198 – GOLD “FINE WORK” 2-GUINEAS 1701, NGC MS-64

William III, Stuart King, 1694-1702 S-3457, Laureate Bust, the only date and style of this denomination minted during this reign-the fabulous "Fine Work" portrait, differing lightly from the same portrait used on the larger gold coin.…
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Coin 199 – GOLD “FINE WORK” GUINEA 1701, PCGS MS-64

William III, Stuart King, 1694-1702 S-3465, Third Bust, the "Fine Work" style used only in this year for the guinea series. This beautiful, more lifelike portrait was engraved at the end of the reign, each denomination given a slightly…
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Coin 200 – GOLD HALF-GUINEA 1696, NGC AU-58

William III, Stuart King, 1694-1702 S-3467, Laureate Bust, the only style used for this denomination. Elephant & Castle provenance mark below bust. An early date, rarely seen in any condition.