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Revision as of 18:41, 16 November 2022
This specimen was lot 32956 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "William III 6 Pence 1697-B MS62 NGC, Bristol mint. Tied for the finest graded of the date within the NGC census, and a true ode to the upper end of William's coinage, a sprinkling of granulation in the bust from die rust adding a touch of character to what is an undeniably attractive specimen. From the Lake County Collection." This type of 1697 was issued from many branch mints as part of a major recoinage directed by Sir Isaac Newton. This specimen comes from Bristol.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.01 g, .925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 496.2, ESC-1266 (R; prev. 1568); also KM 484.13, KM 484.9.
- 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.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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