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AU50 | William and Mary 1691 silver Crown, I over E in obv. legend

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Start price: £3,800

Estimated price: £3,800 - £4,400

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Description

William and Mary (1688-94), silver Crown, 1691, conjoined busts right, Latin legend surrounding, with I struck over E in King’s name, GVLIELMVS. ET. MARIA. DEI. GRATIA, toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned cruciform shields, WM monogram in angles, Lion of Nassau at centre, date surrounding, MAG. BR FR. ET. HI. REX. ET. REGINA. edge inscribed in raised letters and dated, +.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. TERTIO.+. (Bull 821; ESC 82; S.3433). Toned, with some light adjustment marks visible mainly on rim on obverse, good very fine, graded by NGC as AU50.


Condition report:

NGC Certification 6321962-004 - the I over E variety not noted on label and had it been, so it is actually the finest graded at NGC.The Latin legends translate as on the obverse William and Mary by the Grace of God, and abbreviated on the reverse as King and Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland.