Sixpences (2) 1697 First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns, ESC 1557, Bull 1271 NEF/EF attractively toned with some light adjustment lines, an attractive piece with much eye appeal, 1696 First Bust, Early Harp. Large Crowns ESC 1533, Bull 1202 EF and attractively toned, the obverse shows signs of die clashing
Sixpences (2) 1697 Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns ESC 1566, Bull 1233 VF, the obverse struck off-centre, 1758 the 8 overstruck, the underlying digit unclear, possibly a 7, ESC 1623, Bull 1763 GVF with a small spot on the obverse
Sixpence 1697E mintmark overstruck, does not look to be over a B, First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns, ESC 1560, Bull 1281, Fine/Good Fine the obverse once cleaned, now retoned
Halfcrown 1697B R of REX overstruck, possibly over an H, with the right upright clear, type as ESC 543, Bull 1060, About Fine/Bold Fine with some light adjustment lines
Halfcrown 1697E Large Shields, Large Later Harp, NONO edge, ESC 547, Bull 1077 VG or slightly better a collectable example with all major details clear
Sixpence 1697 Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns, ESC 1566, Bull 1233, Lustrous UNC with touches of subtle blue and gold toning, very light adjustment marks in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Sixpence 1697 Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns, Second L in GVLIELMVS has very faint horizontal stroke, golden toned over subtle original mint lustre, in an NGC holder and graded MS64
Sixpence 1697B First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns, Struck en medaille (die axis upright), 5 Harp Strings, 6 billets, ESC 1555, Bull 1262, GVF struck slightly off-centre, this type coupled with this die axis alignment rated R3 by Bull
Sixpence 1697 First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns, Second V in GVLIELMVS an inverted A, ESC 1553, Bull 1221,Fine or better with some haymarking, Very Rare and rated R3 by Bull
Sixpence 1697 Second Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns, ESC 1564, Bull 1224, Near Fine/Bold Fine, the obverse, with some old scratches, the reverse with some light surface marks, but bold and pleasing overall, this issue normally only found in low grades, and rarity rises considerably with grade
Halfcrown 1697 NONO edge, Large Shields and Later Harp, ESC 541, Bull 1021, A/UNC the reverse with a subtle and attractive colourful tone over original mint lustre, a superb type coin with an excellent portrait of the King, the 1697 coin seldom encountered in this superb state
Sixpence 1697 Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns, ESC 1566, Bull 1233, Lustrous UNC with touches of subtle blue and gold toning, very light adjustment marks are visible only under strong magnification, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Sixpence 1697 Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns ESC 1566, Bull 1233, Lustrous UNC with hints of underlying golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A126 September 2009 Lot 1693 hammer price £180
Sixpence 1697 Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns, GVLIEIMVS error, ESC 1566C, Bull 1237, UNC with touches of golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Sixpences (2) 1696y First Bust, Early Harp, Large Crowns ESC 1539, Bull 1296 VF with hints of attractive colourful toning, the edge slightly flattened by the Irish shield, 1697 Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns ESC 1566, Bull 1233 Fine/Good Fine with some old scratches
Sixpences (2) 1697C First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns, ESC 1557, Bull 1271 NEF/EF attractively toned with some light adjustment lines, an attractive piece with much eye appeal, 1696 First Bust, Early Harp. Large Crowns ESC 1533, Bull 1202 EF and attractively toned, the obverse shows signs of die clashing
Sixpence 1697E First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns, with Small 7 in date, Bull 1283, type as ESC 1560, Good Fine with grey tone and an old scratch on the reverse. A very unusual type. The Small 7 in the date is stated by Bull to be 'possibly from Maundy'. We note the only Maundy coin minted in 1697 was the Fourpence, believed to be unique. We note also the Small 7 type on the Large Crowns type listed in London Coins Auction A155 Lot 1368 described as About VF/VF toned realised £170 hammer price
Sixpence 1697 Second Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns, ESC 1564, Bull 1224, VG/approaching Fine the obverse with some old scratches, the reverse with some adjustment lines, Rated R2 by Bull.
Sixpences (3) 1696 First Bust, Early Harp, Large Crowns, Good Fine/Fine on a porous flam, 1697B First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns, Fine with some surface marks, 1697E First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns, ESC 1560, Bull 1281 Poor
Halfcrown 1697 First Bust, Large Shields, Later Harp ESC 541, Bull 1021, GEF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, high grade William III Halfcrowns are much harder to locate than the Shillings and Sixpences of the same period, and to date this LCGS graded 65 example is the finest recorded by them
Sixpence 1697 First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns, as ESC 1552, Bull 1219 with GVLI.ELMVS legend, possibly due to die clashing EF with some light haymarking, unusual
Sixpence 1697 Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns, GVLIEIMVS errorESC 1566C, Bull 1237, rated R4 by Bull, Lustrous UNC with minor flecks of haymarking, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Sixpence 1697 GVLIEIMVS error, Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns ESC 1566C, Bull 1237 Lustrous UNC with some minor haymarks and some light toning, Very Rare in this high grade
Halfcrown 1697 First Bust, Large Shields, Later Harp, with E over larger E in GVLIELMVS as ESC 541, Bull 1021 strong VF with an old and colourful tone, some old scratches are present on BR.FRA, these possibly made at the time of minting as there is a corresponding weakness on III.DEI on the obverse
Halfcrowns (2) 1697y First Bust, Later Harp, Large Shields ESC 551, Bull 1100 Fine, the reverse slightly better, attractively toned with some haymarking, 1697E ESC 547, Bull 1074 VG with an attractive old tone
Sixpences (2) 1697E Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns ESC 1671, Bull 1286 Good Fine/Fine with some haymarking, Very Rare, rated R3 by ESC, 1698 Plain in angles ESC 1575, Bull 1244 Good Fine
Halfcrown 1697E Large Shields, Normal Harp ESC 547 About Fine, Shilling 1696C R of GRA over inverted A ESC 1082A VG with an edge nick and a scratch on the obverse, rated R4 by ESC, the first example of this variety we have handled
Halfcrown 1697 E over B below bust, and TVTAMEN with inverted A for V ESC 548C, VF with a slight adjustment mark on the French shield, rated R4 by ESC, (11-20 examples believed to exist), an extremely rare type with plenty of provenance, Ex-Spink Auction 21 14/1/1982, Ex-Spink Numismatic Circular July 1995 Lot 4242, Ex-Colin Adams Collection Spink 1/12/2005 Lot 462, Ex-DNW 5/12/2012 Lot 485, comes with two old tickets
Halfcrowns (2) 1697B ESC 543 Fine or slightly better with some surface marks and scratches, and some roughness to the edge behind the bust, possibly filed in this area, Ex-London Coins Auction A137 3/6/2012 Lot 1566, 1697C ESC 545 Fine with some surface marks
Halfcrown 1697E First Bust, Large Shields ESC 547 VG/NF with some weakness at the 97 of the date, Ex-Brocks, 1697y First Bust, Large Shields Nedar Fine with a slightly uneven tone ESC 551, Ex-Tennants 15/6/2005 Lot 140 (part)
Halfcrown 1697N First Bust, Large Shields ESC 550 VF with some light contact marks, struck slightly off-centre, some of the reverse legend weakly struck
Sixpence 1697 First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns ESC 1552 Choice UNC with a deep colourful tone, the joint finest known of just 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report - LCGS 82
Sixpence 1697E First Bust, Large Crowns, Later Harp, Small 7 in date, (possibly from a Maundy punch?), we note Bull lists the First Bust, Small Crowns variety with the small 7, but this combination apparently unlisted by Spink, old ESC or Bull, an interesting piece, About VF/VF toned
Sixpence 1697 First Bust, Small Crowns, Later Harp, Inverted A for second V in GVLIELMVS, also with G over O in MAG, this overstrike unrecorded, as ESC 1553, VG with both errors very clear, an unusual piece
Halfcrowns (2) 1697 First Bust. Large Shields ESC 541 Good Fine with a light adjustment line by the date, 1698 DECIMO ESC 554 VF or better with some adjustment lines and light haymarking
Halfcrown 1697N First Bust, Large Shields ESC 550 VF with some light contact marks, struck slightly off-centre, some of the reverse legend weakly struck
Halfcrown 1697 First Bust, Large Shields ESC 541 NVF toned, with some heavier contact marks and a spot before the bust, the reverse with some adjustment lines
Halfcrown 1697C NONO First Bust, Large Shields, Early Harp, No stop after HIB, also G of MAG and A of FRA both touch the crowns, as ESC 525 Bold Fine, Rare
Sixpence 1697 Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns GVLIEIMVS errorESC 1566C UNC with some light contact marks, also exhibiting plenty of original lustre
Crown 1697 Third Bust Later Harp ESC 96 Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 30, Ex-London Coins Auction A142 1/9/2013 Lot 1981, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1697 Nono First Bust, Large Shields ESC 541 EF even tone with a few flecks of haymarking scarce in this high grade and much harder to find than the 1698
Halfcrown 1697 First Bust, Large Shields ESC 541 VF with grey toning and some adjustment lines on the base of the bust with a corresponding weak area on the reverse
Sixpence 1697B S.3532 First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns, the B possibly altered from an E as the horizontal strokes are thin and the rest of the mintmark is bolder, Good Fine and unusual
Crown 1697 ESC 96 VG Very Rare in any grade some smoothing in the 1st and 4th quarter reverse and the fields there slightly indented, 18 41 faintly scratched in the 3rd and 2nd quarters apart from these problems a collectable piece with all legends and design clear
Halfcrown 1697B ESC 543 Fine or slightly better with some surface marks and scratches, and some roughness to the edge behind the bust, possibly filed in this area
Halfcrown 1697 NONO First Bust Large Shields as ESC 541 with edge reading ++ DECVS . ET . TVTAMENANNO . REGNI . NONO . (TVTAMEN and ANNO joined) Fine/Good Fine with weakness of strike at the top of the reverse
Sixpence 1697 First Bust Small Crowns Later Harp with inverted A over V in GVLIELMVS also with D of DEI over struck possibly over an F NEF with a flan flaw on the base of the bust and with some haymarks on the reverse
Sixpence 1697E Third Bust Later Harp Small Crowns as ESC 1572 but with the second V in GVLIELMVS a clear inverted A this error legend not recorded by ESC for Exeter Mint coins About Fine with some scratches in the fields, presumably very rare
Crown 1699 of good style with no signs of alteration to the date, NONO edge, consistent with the Very rare 1697 issue, presumed a forgery, appears contemporary, in silver About Fine with a section of the flan missing over the LI of GVLIELMVS, worthy of further research, Bought as seen
Halfcrown 1697 First Bust Large Shields ESC 541 Fine with adjustment lines on either side, Shillings (2) 1697N Third Bust ESC 1106 Fine with some weakness on the latter half of the date, 1745 LIMA ESC 1204 GF
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