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FM20339

William III 1696 Crown, GEI for DEI, extremely rare variety, VF30, finest example, ex Tokyo

William III (1694-1702),silver Crown, 1696, error legend GEI for DEI, first laureate and draped bust right, legend and toothed border surrounding, GVLIELMVS. III. GEI. GRA.,rev.crowned cruciform shields, Lion of Nassau at centre, early harp with seven strings, date either side of top crown, .MAG. BR.FRA. ET.HIB. REX., edge inscribed in raised letters and dated, +.+.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. .ANNO. REGNI. OCTAVO.+.+, (Bull 1000 R5; ESC 91; S.3470).Toned, with wear to high points, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as VF30, currently tying for top of population, extremely rare.

The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "William III by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland." and additionally on the edge "An ornament and a safeguard, in the eighth year of the reign."

A classic die sinker error, the GEI for DEI Crown is an extreme rarity and we have not seen a better, clearer example.

Provenance:

A Tokyo Collection upon the NGC label, submitted for grading and sold by World Coins Japan, circa 2010.

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