Great Britain 1694 3 pence

Goldberg sale 75, lot 4322

This type was struck 1691-94 in sufficient quantities that worn specimens are common. This specimen was lot 4322 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $546. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain. Threepence, 1694. William and Mary. Uncirculated gem with golden tone. Nicely struck, and with lots of eye appeal. NGC graded MS-64." William III ruled alone after his wife's death in 1694.

Recorded mintage: unknown but the most common date.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: S.3439; ESC-1997. KM 470.2.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

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