078 |
|
1696 (?) |
William III. GVLIELMVS DEI GRATIA, instead of GVLIELMVS TERTIVS. Pattern Halfpenny. Weight
10.51g. Dr Nicholson notes:
"This piece is in poor condition but it is probably the most important in this
collection from the numismatic point-of-view. I read the note in the Seaby Bulletin for
November 1984 (that I copy below) with great interest, and have been looking out for it
ever since. I saw no further reference to it until the Spink sale of Roger Shuttlewood's
collection in 2001, from which the present specimen came. This is a slightly poorer
example than the Cowley one, (which was photographed in the Seaby report), and which
appeared to be dated 1696. Probably this is the Seaby coin referred to in the note [in
Seaby bulletin below]. The note on it in the Spink Circular for February 2001 said
'probably unique and of the highest numismatic importance'. They obviously knew nothing
of the Seaby experience of it. They gave Dr Johnstone as provenance who was a
contemporary of Peck and who would have shown it to him if he had had it [before Peck
went to press]. It is too interesting for Peck to have ignored. The legend GVLIELMVS DEI
GRATIA is an assertion of William's divine right to the throne independent of his
recently deceased wife Mary, who was closer in the succession. It was an important
political statement in 1696 and as such this may be a propaganda medallion rather than a
coin. Yet it is in all other respects identical with the 1696 currency halfpenny and it
would be unusual to use the currency format for a medallion. Evidently both Seaby and
Spink agree that it may be regarded as a pattern which was considered but not put into
effect."
From Seaby's Bulletin, November 1984 : A NEW VARIETY OF WILLIAM III HALFPENNY --- Nicholas
Mayhew.
"The coin illustrated was dug up in a garden in Cowley, Oxford and brought to the
Heberden Coin Room in the Ashmoleum Museum for identification. It is a William III
Halfpenny of 1696, with an unusual obverse legend, reading GVLIELMVS DEI GRATIA instead
of the more usual GVLIELMVS TERTIVS. This type was not known to Peck but Graham Dyer and
Peter Gaspar examined a similar piece some years ago for Seaby's. The Seaby coin was
even less well preserved than the Cowley piece and Dyer and Gaspar reserved their
judgement, but the appearance of the second coin of this type in slightly better
condition tilts the balance in its favour. The style and workmanship are good, the
weight, 9.83g, acceptable, so this new variety is now tentatively offered as a genuine,
though rare, circulation piece. It therefore seems worthwhile to place this variety on
record. More examples may well come to light to confirm or question this assessment. In
the meantime, my thanks are due to Mr Dyer without whose knowledge and advice this note
could not have been written."
Fine/Fair, one of only two known examples.
Ex Dr. E.A. Johnstone, collection purchased by Baldwin (1973).
Ex
Roger Shuttlewood, Spink Numismatic Circular, February 2001, item MC 02206.
|
079 |
|
1695 |
William III. BMC 638. Weight 10.03g. Practically as struck, with lustre.This extremely
rare date is seldom seen in any condition. This example must be one of the finest known
and is quite outstanding. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 15-9-1977.
|
080 |
|
1695 |
William III. Clashed die, showing back of Williams head to the left of Britannia. BMC 638.
Weight 9.43g. Fine but with an unusual damage mark in an exactly corresponding position on
both sides of the coin. Extremely rare date.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997,
collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
081 |
|
1695 |
William III. Struck on thick flan. This coin listed in BMC. Weight 222.8gr (14.43g). Very
Fine. The only known specimen.
Ex Dr E. C. Carter, collection purchased by
A.H. Baldwin 1950.
Ex C. W. Peck, collection purchased by Spink 1964-1968.
Ex E. M. H. Norweb (part 4), Spink Coin Auction 59, 17-6-1987, Lot 1513
(photo), £424.
|
082 |
|
1695 |
William III. No Stop after BRITANNIA. BMC 640. Weight 10.21g. (Similar piece in British
Museum, listed by Peck as sole location). Striking fault on obverse, Good Fine, extremely
rare.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke
(1996).
|
083 |
|
1696 |
William III. BMC 641. Weight 8.41g. Extremely Fine with original mint lustre. Extremely
rare so choice.
Ex Hopetown House, Spink Coin Auction 68, 22-3-1989, Lot 582.
|
084 |
|
1696 |
William III. BMC 641. Weight 10.68g (different die to previous coin (o83)). Good Very
Fine/Very Fine, very rare in this grade.
Ex Spink Coin Auction 95, 25-11-1992,
part lot 251.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin
Cooke (1996).
|
085 |
|
1696 |
William III. BMC 641. Weight 11.08g. Off- centre striking on a thicker than usual flan. A
pleasing Fine, an interesting off-centre striking.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence,
28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
086 |
|
1696 |
William III. BMC 641, small oval flan. Crazy positioning of letters in TERTIVS with the R
extraordinarily askew. Weight 8.82g. Smaller, oval flan, some flan defects, Fine or a
little better, most unusual. Purchased from Nigel Clark (1979).
|
087 |
|
1696 |
William III. GVLIEMVS spelling error and No Stop on Reverse. BMC 642. (Much clearer than
the Peck specimen). Weight 9.67g. (What may appear in the photo as a tiny stop after
BRITANNIA right on the edge of the flan is only a tiny edge nick, as is quite obvious when
looked at 'in the flesh'.) A pleasing Fine with a light colour, which might be the result
of light cleaning at some time in its history. Extremely rare (only 2 locations given in
Peck). Purchased from Nigel Clark, 18-12-1980.
|
088 |
|
1696 |
William III. TERTVS error legend. BMC 643 (this piece listed and
photographed in BMC). Weight 11.72g. (See also British Numismatic Journal, Volume 4, (100
years ago!) page 333.) Good Fine, or a little better. Extremely rare (this specimen is the
only recorded specimen in Peck).
Ex E. H. Wheeler, 12-3-1930, Sotheby, Lot
579.
Ex H. D. Davies, collection purchased by Baldwin ca 1955.
Ex
C. W. Peck, collection purchased by Spink 1964-1968.
Ex E. M. H. Norweb, Spink
Coin Auction 59, 17-6-1987, Lot 1514.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997,
collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
089 |
|
1696 |
William III. TERTVS error legend. BMC 643. Weight 10.77g. Die crack and edge
deformity caused in striking, a bold Fine. Extremely rare. (Peck recorded only the one
specimen listed in this collection (Coin No. 088).) That the Nicholson collection should
have two specimens of this major rarity is quite remarkable. Purchased from Nigel Clark,
14-3-1981.
|
090 |
|
1696 |
William III. Obverse from double- struck die, i.e. the actual die was double-struck,
resulting in all coins produced from it appearing with the same doubled effect. Note the
tie riband in particular, though there are other areas as well, e.g. top of the leaves.
Also note the tiny M in GVLIELMVS, which characterises this die. BMC 644. Weight 8.41g.
The reverse has a clashed die (?) showing the back of the head and broad tie ribands from
the obverse. Three specimens are now known, all showing exactly the same doubling, thereby
proving conclusively that the die was double-struck and not the coin. Indeed, in preparing
dies, it was often necessary to use repeated blows and therefore it is just as likely that
the die is double-struck as an actual coin might be. Indeed, it would provide an
interesting field of study, as there may well be coins, listed as double-struck, which may
well turn out not to be double-struck but merely the product of a single striking from a
double-struck die. This is discussed more fully in Peck, page 169 to which the reader
should refer. Nearly Very Fine and equally as good as the British Museum specimen.
Extremely rare. Purchased from Glendinings, 30-4-1986, Lot 291. 3 Specimens are known,
possibly this is a 4th, unless this piece is either the Peck or Ashby specimens (both of
which collections have been dispersed).
|
091 |
|
1697/6 |
William III. 1697 over 6. BMC -- . Weight 10.41g. (And G of GVLIELMVS over another letter,
possibly G sideways.). Not recorded in BMC and an important "miss" by Peck. The
overdate is very clear. Fine, very clear, extremely rare and hitherto unpublished.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
092 |
|
1697/6 |
William III. 1697 over 6. BMC -- . Weight 10.45g. Obverse a little double- struck.
Different obverse die from other specimen in the Nicholson cabinet but from the same
reverse die. Fine, very clear, extremely rare and hitherto unpublished. Purchased from
Waters, 13-8-1979.
|
093 |
|
1697 |
William III. BMC 647. Weight 8.47g. Very Fine/Good Fine. Scarce. Purchased from from Aston
Coins, 24-4-1979.
|
094 |
|
1697 |
William III. BMC 647*. Weight 9.91g. No Stops on either side. Also double - struck and
off- centre striking add to this coin's intrigue. Date with dramatic double- strike. A
bold Very Fine or better. Extremely Rare (Peck recorded only one location known).
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
095 |
|
1697 |
William III. BMC -- . No Stop after GVLIELMVS (but there is a stop after TERTIVS). Weight
10.63g. Fine/Near Fine, extremely rare. Unrecorded.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence,
28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
096 |
|
1697 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 11.27g. E over H in TERTIVS. Good Fine, extremely rare.
Unrecorded.
Ex Roger Shuttlewood, Spink Numismatic Circular, February 2001, MC
233, £125, where it was described by Spink as Very Fine.
|
097 |
|
1697 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 9.11g. No stops on obverse only. A little edgy, Very
Fine/Near Very Fine. Unrecorded. Purchased from Nigel Clark, 16-3-1979.
|
098 |
|
1697 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 11.87g. No stop on Reverse only (?). A possible rudimentary
stop after BRITANNIA may be a flan flaw, or a very weak stop. Lettering, however, is very
bold and clear. Good Fine/Fine. Extremely rare. Unrecorded.
Ex Peter W.
Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
099 |
|
1697 |
William III. I of TERTIVS over an E. BMC 648 (this piece listed). Weight 9.98g. Good Fine,
clear even to the naked eye. Extremely Rare (Peck quotes this piece as the sole location).
Ex E.H. Wheeler, 12-03-1930, Sotheby, Lot 579.
Ex H.D. Davies,
collection purchased by Baldwin ca 1955.
Ex C.W. Peck, collection purchased by
Spink 1964-1968.
Ex Entwisle (accorcing to Dr Nicholson's notes).
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996) .
|
100 |
|
1697 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 11.52g. I over V in TERTIVS. Fair - Near Fine, extremely
rare. Unrecorded and hitherto unpublished. Purchased from Faversham, 22-4-1982.
|
101 |
|
1697 |
William III. GVLILMVS error and Reverse No Stop. BMC 649. Weight 10.81g. (this piece
listed). No stop after GVLILMVS Good Fine. Extremely rare. (Peck recorded only this one
piece.)
Ex Dr. E.A. Johnstone, collection purchased by Baldwin (1973).
Ex Roger Shuttlewood, Spink Numismatic Circular, February 2001, item MC 234,
graded VF by Spink, £200.
|
102 |
|
1697 |
William III. BRITA NIA with a single letter N. BMC 650. Weight 12.01g. (At least 2 dies
exist- this reverse die and the one photographed in Peck, which shows minor differences.)
Peck suggests this may not necessarily be a genuine error. The missing N is more probably
due to extreme weakness on the die, note the weak arm. Dr Nicholson counters with the
following note:
"But this does not look like a simple weakness. The sector involved looks as
though it has been filed and this could only have been on the "working punch"
(see BMC page 142). This would have removed any error which had been made in the legend
but there was no way in which to re-insert the correct legend on that punch and this was
then used to sink an actual die instead of being discarded. It can reasonably be argued
as a valid variety."
Good Fine/Fine. Extremely rare (Peck only recorded the Ashmoleum Museum piece but in a
later footnote makes reference to a further specimen in a private collection from a
slightly different die; perhaps this is the same specimen now offered).
Ex Glendinings, 30-4-1986, Lot 294, £50.
|
103 |
|
1697 |
William III. BRITA NIA (?). BMC 650. Weight 10.10g. Not totally convincing, as the coin is
partially obscured in the relevant area. However, very close comparison with the photo in
Peck's book shows this coin to be struck from the same BMC 650 die as that recorded by
Peck. The remarks Peck and Dr Nicholson make (reproduced under Coin number 102 in this
collection) are equally valid for this piece. Some weaknesses, Good Fine. Extremely rare
(Peck recorded only the Ashmoleum Museum specimen struck from this die.)
Ex
Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
104 |
|
1697 |
William III. No Stop after TERTIVS. BMC 650*. Weight 9.81g. Good Fine. Extremely rare
(Peck recorded his own piece as sole location).
Ex Peter W. Lawrence,
28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
105 |
|
1697 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 9.64g. TERTIV on the obverse. A bold Fine, very
clear, the only known example, hitherto unpublished.
Ex Spink Coin Auction 95,
25-11-1992, Lot 251 (part). 'Property of a Gentleman'.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence,
28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
106 |
|
1698 |
William III. BMC 651. Date in Exergue. Weight 9.94g. Dr Nicholson notes:
"Near Extremely Fine/Good Very Fine with weakly struck areas. Flan has a small
shaving off the Reverse margin at left side of the exergue. There are no clear Obverse
stops, although a mark level with the top of the terminal 'S' may be one. This is a
uniquely good specimen of a coin which is difficult to find in any condition." Possibly the finest specimen extant. Extremely rare.
Ex Archbishop Sharp, Glendining, 5-10-1977, Lot 246. Purchased from Nigel
Clark, 16-3-1979.
|
107 |
|
1698 |
William III. Date in Legend. BMC 674. Weight 9.70g. Dr Nicholson notes:
"Reverse upper area poorly struck, perhaps because the flan is slightly thinner in
that sector between 10 and 12 o'clock, from the upraised arm of Britannia to her head.
(See also the corresponding area of the obverse.) The second N is weak, though almost
invisible on the photo but can be seen best when viewing the coin obliquely. This N
appears to be smaller than the other N but this may be illusory."
Fine, very rare. Purchased from Barney, 17-12-1979.
|
108 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC 675. Weight 9.95g. ) Described in the Hopetoun House sale catalogue as :
"A weak patch on the rim by BRITAN, otherwise Practically Mint State, well-struck,
with some brilliance and thus extremely rare".
Dr Nicholson notes:
" The field is highly polished [not in a detrimental sense] with few blemishes and
is equally as good as those of some undoubted proofs of Charles II and William and Mary.
The letters and digits are elegant and well laid out. The strike is even and strong.
including the complete edge. In all of these qualities it is quite different from even
the best William III currency halfpennies (compare with items 079, 139 and 147 in this
collection, which are not proofs). It is clearly superior to the only "date
in legend" halfpennies photographed by Peck and it is very probable that he never
saw this specimen. This could be the "Copper Proof" described by Montague (2nd
edition, page 75) as being in the collection of Mr Mackerell; this piece was not
recorded by Peck and it is added evidence that Peck never saw it. My feeling is that it
is a Copper Proof and it is quite likely to be the Mackerell example. If it is not to be
regarded as a proof it is certainly a specially minted piece and the distinction is
rather difficult to define."
Ex Hopetown House, Spink Coin Auction 68, 22-3-1989, Lot 583, £457.
|
109 |
|
1699 |
William III. Date in legend. BMC -- . Weight 9.27g. First A (only) in BRITANNIA is
unbarred. (Compare with BMC 676.) Weak at top of obverse and correspondingly at the bottom
of the reverse, as often found, otherwise Good Fine, extremely rare, unrecorded.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
110 |
|
1699 |
William III. Date in legend. BMC 676. Weight 8.82g. Both A's in BRITANNIA unbarred. Fine,
extremely rare. (Peck quoted one location only, Parsons (1954)).
Ex H. Pegg,
Spink Coin Auction 11, 8-10-1980, Lot 456 (part).
|
111 |
|
1699 |
William III. Date in legend. BMC -- . (Compare with BMC 676 and coin 109 in this
collection.) Weight 11.22g. First A in BRITANNIA unbarred. Also with No Stop after
GVLIELMVS possibly. A bold Fine, extremely rare, unrecorded.
Ex Peter W.
Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
112 |
|
1699 |
William III. Date in legend. BMC -- . Weight 7.68g. (Compare with BMC 676 and coins 109
and 111 in this collection.) First A in BRITANNIA unbarred. (There does appear to be a
Stop after GVLIELMVS). A strong Fine, extremely rare, unrecorded.
Ex Peter W.
Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
113 |
|
1699 |
William III. Date in legend. BMC -- . Weight 8.92g. Both A's in BRITANNIA unbarred. No
stop before or after date. Indeed, there is no room for a stop before the date as the
legend and date are 'continuous'. Some areas of pitting on the obverse, Fair, extremely
rare and unrecorded.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by
Colin Cooke (1996).
|
114 |
|
1699 |
William III. GVLIEMVS (No "L") error legend. BMC 677. Weight 10.35g. Good Fine
or better, particularly on the obverse. Extremely rare. Better than the BMC plate coin and
better than the Glendinings piece, 30-4-1986. Purchased from Glendinings 10-7-1991, Lot
335. Another specimen (or same ?) in Pegg sale (Spink Coin Auction 11, 8-10-1980).
|
115 |
|
1699 |
William III. GVLIELMV . BMC -- . Weight 9.91g. Weak at end of GVLIELMV but there is
a clearer specimen from the same dies in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Some obverse
surface porosity, ortherwise Fine. Extremely rare, unrecorded.
Ex Peter W.
Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
116 |
|
1699 |
William III. Mule with Type l Obverse and Type 3 Reverse. (Peck confusingly describes as
Type 2 obverse, which is the same as Type 1). BMC 686. Weight 8.26g. Fine. Extremely rare
(Peck recorded only two specimens). Purchased from Rarity Coins 24-7-1979.
|
117 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC 687. Weight 10.42g. A's of BRITANNIA were inverted V's with an added
chisel cut to make A. Note they are quite different from each other. Dr Nicholson notes:
"The two A's of BRITANNIA appear to have been struck from the same inverted V
punch with bars from a separate chisel stroke at different levels."
Small arc cut out of flan before striking but an excellent coin. Good Very Fine and scarce
in this condition. Purchased from Rarity Coins 24-7-1979.
|
118 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 10.68g. Last A in BRITANNIA unbarred. Bar to first A is
clearly a separate chisel stroke. 2nd A seems unbarred. Good Fine, very rare, unrecorded.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
119 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 8.68g. No Obverse Stops (pretty definite). Also BRITA NIA
apparently (ie missing first N), though both need verifying by die comparison if and when
a better example can be found. Tiny, attempted piercing (unsuccessful) at Britannia's
head. Fine/Near Fine. Extremely rare, unrecorded.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence,
28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
120 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 9.58g. Very tall 2nd A in BRITANNIA, strikingly so. Almost
Very Fine/Good Fine, most unusual, hitherto unnoticed by cataloguers.
Ex Peter
W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
121 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC 687 (variant) 11.05g. Flan flaw (?) at side of I in TERTIVS. Wrongly
listed by Spink as "TERTLVS" error. The error made by Spink in listing this as
TERTLVS is understandable but Dr Nicholson's re-assessment is a welcome amendment before
TERTLVS becomes a standard listing. A bold Fine, a coin that requires discerning eyes.
Ex H. Pegg, Spink Coin Auction No 11, Lot 456 (part).
|
122 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC 688 (this piece listed). Weight 10.77g. Stop after date. Good Fine.
Extremely rare (Peck recorded only 2 locations, including this one).
Ex C. W.
Peck (Item 10088, Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1969, bought by A. H.
Baldwin,£50)
Ex Entwisle, though not in Spink Coin Auction 75.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
123 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC 689. Weight 10.33g. Both A's in BRITANNIA unbarred. Approaching Very
Fine. Very rare (Peck quoted only 2 locations). Purchased from Colin Cooke, 26-2-1981.
|
124 |
|
1699 |
William III. GVILELMVS BMC 690 (this piece listed), which does not list the stop
after GVILELMVS. Weight 8.99g. This piece is much better than the BMC piece attributed to
Peck and photographed in BMC.
Accompanying Spink envelope clearly states ex Peck, which is puzzling. (This last sentence is straight from Dr Nicholson's notes on his collection but as this
cataloguer is writing, Dr Nicholson is still unable to find a quantity of tickets and
envelopes, including this one.) Almost Very Fine, extremely rare. (See note at the
bottom).
Ex C. W. Peck ?
Ex Entwisle, though not in Spink Coin
Auction 75.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin
Cooke (1996). As Peck photgraphed the finest specimen he saw and this piece is so much
better than the one he photgraphed in BMC, then it is likely this example is the finest
known for this extremely rare variety.
|
125 |
|
1699 |
William III. TERTVS error, with stop on reverse. BMC 691. Weight 9.15g. Near Fine,
the error strikingly obvious. Extremely rare. Purchased from Nigel Clark 14-3-1981.
|
126 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC 692 (this piece listed). Weight 9.64g. TERTVS error and No Stop on
Reverse. Dr Nicholson notes:
"Reverse is from same die as BMC 691. It appears to be a worn BMC 691 with a faint
hint of a stop. The entry in Peck is based on this piece and the one in the British
Museum. Both are worn. A good case can be made for deleting this "variety"
from Peck's book." It is significant that in Peter Lawrence's notes, he reached a
similar conclusion that this was likely to be a "falsely recorded
variety".
Fair - Fine, extremely rare (Peck listed only this piece available to commerce).
Ex P.J. Kirkman
Ex C.W. Peck (Item 10090, Spink Numismatic
Circular, December 1969)
Ex Entwisle, though not in Spink Coin Auction 75.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
127 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC 693 (probably, or possibly BMC 693* or even BMC -- .). Weight 8.94g. No
stop after GVLIELMVS or TERTIVS (?). Reverse stop very prominent. Fair only, very rare.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
128 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 9.31g. No Stop on Reverse. Even on a high magnification,
there is no evidence of a Stop on the reverse. Some green corrosion spots on the reverse,
which need arresting to prevent further deterioration, otherwise Good Fine/Fine. Extremely
rare and unrecorded.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by
Colin Cooke (1996).
|
129 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC 693*. Weight 9.00g. No Stop after GVLIELMVS. A little bruised around the
periphery, Fine/Fair. Extremely rare (Peck quoted 2 locations only).
Ex H.
Pegg, Spink Coin Auction 11, 8-10-1980, Lot 456 (part).
|
130 |
|
1699 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 9.82g. TERTIVS over TERTVS (ie. I over V and V over S.)
(Probably the centre of the S is also over a full stop, so the variety should read
IVS over VS . A similar error is known on a 1695 farthing which has MVS
over VS) Also first A in BRITANNIA unbarred. A bold Good Fine/Fine, the variety
clear, extremely rare, unrecorded.
Ex Walter Whittall collection, purchased by
Colin Cooke in April 1983. Purchased from Colin Cooke 10-5-1983. Though unrecorded in the
literature, we have managed to track down several other pieces, as follows. In Croydon
Coin Auction, 2-5-1994. Also in Spink Numismatic Circular, May 1998, item 2761 with a
photgraph. Another is in Dix Noonan Webb Auction, 8-9-1999, part lot 385 ( now with a
private collector in Australia).
|
131 |
|
1700 |
William III. BMC 696. Weight 9.22g. Both obverse E's show a line fault joining the serif
of the mid- bar to the lower serif. T of BRITANNIA forms a solid block with the ghost of
what might have been a former I. A strong Good Fine/Fine.
Ex Peter W.
Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
132 |
|
1700 |
William III. BMC 696. Weight 9.24g. Both E and S of TERTIVS are struck with poorly made
punches. Good Fine/Fine Purchased from Barney, 17-12-1979.
|
133 |
|
1700 |
William III. BMC 697. Weight 10.66g. Both A's of BRITANNIA unbarred. Date to left of
exergue. Thinner flan at 4pm (obverse) results in weakly struck areas on both sides at
this point, otherwise essentially Extremely Fine and quite exceptional. Rare thus.
Purchased from Simon Porter, 31-3-1980.
|
134 |
|
1700 |
William III. BMC 698 . Weight 9.59g. Both A's of BRITANNIA unbarred. (No Stop). Surfaces
depressingly dirty, Good Fine/Fine and the variety particularly clear. Very rare (Peck
recorded BM as sole location).
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection
purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
|
135 |
|
1700 |
William III. BMC 699. Weight 9.37g. GVLIELMS error, and both A's of BRITANNIA unbarred.
Good Fine, very rare.
Ex C. W. Peck (Item 10094, Spink Numismatic Circular,
December 1969, £30), purchased from B. A Seaby Ltd.
Ex Entwisle, though
not in Spink Coin Auction 75.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection
purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
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136 |
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1700 |
William III. BMC 699. Weight 9.06g. GVLIELMS error and both A's of BRITANNIA unbarred.
Only Fair - Mediocre. The errors particularly bold and clear. Purchased from Nigel Clark,
20-11-1979.
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137 |
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1700 |
William III. BMC 700. Weight 10.01g. GVLIEEMVS error. Both E's have defective upper
bars. Both A's in BRITANNIA unbarred. Good Fine, very rare.
Ex E. H. Wheeler,
12-3-1930, Sotheby, Lot 579.
Ex H. D. Davis, collection purchased by Baldwin
circa 1955.
Ex C. W. Peck (Item 10095, Spink Numismatic Circular, December
1969, £35).
Ex Entwisle, though not in Spink Coin Auction 75.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
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138 |
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1700 |
William III. BMC 700. Weight 10.15g. GVLIEEMVS error. Both A's in BRITANNIA
unbarred. About Very Fine. (Better than the ex Peck specimen also in this collection.)
Almost certainly one of the finest known for this very rare variety.
Ex H.
Pegg, Spink Coin Auction 11, 8-10-1980, Lot 456 (part).
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139 |
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1700 |
William III. BMC 701 (this piece listed and photographed on Plate 11). Weight 10.39g.
TER TIVS (2.25mm space between R and T). Both A's in BRITANNIA unbarred.
Good Very Fine, practically as struck with almost full mint lustre. One of the very finest
known examples and extremely rare in this condition. Photographed in BMC. Quite
exceptional.
Ex E. H. Wheeler, 12-3-1930, Sotheby, Lot 579 (part).
Ex H. D. Davis, collection purchased by Baldwin circa 1955.
Ex C.
W. Peck (Not in Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1969).
Ex E. M. H. Norweb
(part 4), 17th June 1987, Lot 1519 (£725).
Ex Hopetoun House (part 4),
22-3-1989, Lot 584.
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140 |
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1700 |
William III. Weight 10.21g. BMC 702 (this coin listed). I of TERTIVS over V. Fine or
better. Extremely rare (Peck listed only his own piece).
Ex E. H. Wheeler,
12-3-1930, Sotheby, Lot 579 (part).
Ex H. D. Davis, collection purchased by
Baldwin circa 1955.
Ex C. W. Peck (Item 10096, Spink Numismatic Circular,
December 1969, £25)
Ex Entwisle, though not in Spink Coin Auction 75.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
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141 |
|
1700 |
William III. BMC 702. Weight 9.97g. I of TERTIVS over V. A little encrustation on the
reverse, Fine/Fair, the variety very clear. Extremely rare (Peck listed only his own
piece). Purchased from Nigel Clark 14-3-1981.
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142 |
|
1700 |
William III. BMC 702. Weight 8.59g. I of TERTIVS over V. Poorish but remarkably, the
particular variety is very clear on the coin, even if the photo does not show it up too
well. Extremely rare (Peck listed only his own piece). Purchased from Rarity Coins
9-3-1984.
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143 |
|
1700 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 9.57g. I over E in GVLIELMVS Fine, with usual weakness at the
top of Britannia. All three bars of the underlying E are visible on the coin, even if they
do not appear so on the accompanying photograph. Extremely rare and unrecorded. Purchased
from Croydon Coin Auction, 28-07-1993, Lot 176.
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144 |
|
1700 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 7.47g. T of BRITANNIA over A. 2nd T of TERTIVS may also be
overstruck. Good Fine/Fine, very clear on the coin, even if the accompanying photograph
does not show it too clearly. Extremely rare, unrecorded variety.
Ex Peter W.
Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
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145 |
|
1700 |
William III. BMC -- .Weight 7.47g. T of BRITANNIA over A. 2nd T of TERTIVS less obviously
overstruck than on the previous coin in the collection (no. 144). Only Fair but the
variety is very clear on the coin. Extremely rare, unrecorded variety.
Ex
Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
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146 |
|
1701 |
William III. BMC 703. Weight 9.73g. Unbarred A's in BRITANNIA. Near Very Fine/Fine, very
rare. Purchased from Barney 17-12-1979.
|
147 |
|
1701 |
William III. BMC 704 (this piece listed). Weight 9.75g. Obverse No Stops. Unbarred A's in
BRITANNIA. Extremely Fine or better with lustre on both sides. Extremely rare (Peck
recorded only this piece). A quite exceptional coin.
Ex E. H. Wheeler,
12-3-1930, Sotheby, Lot 579 (part).
Ex H. D. Davis, collection purchased by
Baldwin circa 1955.
Ex C. W. Peck (not included in Spink Numismatic Circular,
December 1989).
Ex E. M. H. Norweb (part 2) 13-11-1985, Lot 486 (£446).
Ex Hopetoun House (part 4), 22-3-1989, Lot 585 (£506).
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148 |
|
1701 |
William III. BMC 705 (variant). Weight 9.79g. Inverted A's for V's in obverse. Reverse
BRITANNIA has inverted V's for A's. Large O of date, touching exergue line. Usual weakness
at Britannia's head, Almost Very Fine/Very Fine and very rare in this condition. Purchased
from Seaby 1-8-1979.
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149 |
|
1701 |
William III. BMC -- . (705A?) Weight 9.34g. Inverted A's for V's in obverse, but normal
size O in date which does not touch exergue line. Peck's footnote refers only to Large
size O in the date. Reverse BRITANNIA has inverted V's for A's. Portrait and Britannia
Fine, legends Very Fine. Very rare. Purchased from Nigel Clark, 18-10-1979.
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150 |
|
1701 |
William III. BMC 705 (different die). Weight 9.86g. Inverted A's for V's in obverse. Large
O of date. Reverse BRITANNIA has inverted V's for A's. Fine, rare. Purchased from Copper
Coins Unlimited 28-7-1979.
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151 |
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(1701) |
William III. BMC -- . (Compare with BMC 705). Weight 9.61g. Inverted A's for V's in
GVLIELMVS but not in TERTIVS. Unbarred A's in BRITANNIA. Nice Fine, date illegible.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
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152 |
|
1701 |
William III. BMC -- . Weight 9.84g. E over R in TERTIVS (evident only in a close up of the
photograph). Large O in date. 2nd V in GVLIELMVS is curiously Y- shaped and may be the
source of Bramah's note 18c. Usual weakness on Britannia's head, Fine, extremely rare,
unrecorded.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin
Cooke (1996).
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153 |
|
1701 |
William III. GV over B in GVLIELMVS. Clear overstrike, posibly caused by starting
BRITANNIA on wrong side. The B can be seen slightly higher than the GV and fills up the
space between the two letters.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection
purchased by Colin Cooke (1996).
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154 |
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No Date |
William III. Obverse Type 3. Weight 9.44g. Obverse brockage. Almost Very Fine. Unusual
quality. Rare. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1979, item 11495
(photo), £75.
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