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HM29074

William III 1701 Guinea second bust MS63+, second finest graded

William III (1694-1702), gold Guinea, 1701, second laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GVLIELMVS. III. DEI. GRA., rev. narrow crowned cruciform shields, plain sceptres in angles, Lion of Nassau as an escutcheon at centre, date either side of top crown, abbreviated Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG BR.FRA ET.HIB REX., edge milled (Schneider 510; MCE 186; Farey 440; Fr. 313; Bull EGC 426; Spink 3463). Toned, some light surface marks, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as MS63+.

NGC Certification 2131586-002 - we note as of March 2023 that this is the second finest graded out of 32 examples assessed by NGC. For comparison PCGS have graded ten examples of which the finest is a straight 63.

The Latin legends translate to on obverse "William the Third by the Grace of God" and abbreviated on the reverse as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland."

The 1701 calendar year had an output of £1,190,019 worth of gold struck into coin.

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