Great Britain 1700 shilling

Goldberg sale 100, lot 2577

from the Marathon Collection

The first specimen was lot 2577 in Goldberg sale 100 (Los Angeles, September 2017), where it sold for $376. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain. Shilling, 1700. William III. Fifth bust. Minor haymarking, brilliant mint luster with a hint of golden toning. Brilliant Uncirculated." The early issues (1692-93) of William III show him conjoined with his queen, Mary II; after her death he is portrayed alone. Several branch mints issued this type but this specimen is from London. The type was struck 1695-1701 with many variants, Lobel et al^[2] show six obverses and 67 varieties.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.8-6.2 g, silver, 25-26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S.3516; ESC-1121, KM 504.1.

Source:

• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 100: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2017.
• ^[2]Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

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