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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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William III gold "Fine Work" 5 Guineas 1701 MS62 PCGS, Royal mint, KM508, Fr-310, S-3456. Second bust, plain scepters, DECIMO TERTIO edge. A bright example of this beautifully engraved type, well-struck and decidedly scarce in this presentation. Minuscule contact marks blend with a peppering of annealing flaws in the surface texture, with light die-polish rounding out the fields and giving shape to the luster while contrasting with bright reflectivity in recessed areas amongst the devices.
This piece was minted in the same year as the passage of the Act of Succession, which ensured that if William's successor, Anne, died without living issue, the throne would pass on to Sophia of Hanover, or her Protestant descendants. This was intended to bypass the Catholic descendants of James I and would result in the ascension of the House of Hanover to the throne of Great Britain in the person of George I and his descendants.
Estimate: 30000-40000 USD
William III gold "Fine Work" 5 Guineas 1701 MS62 PCGS, Royal mint, KM508, Fr-310, S-3456. Second bust, plain scepters, DECIMO TERTIO edge. A bright example of this beautifully engraved type, well-struck and decidedly scarce in this presentation. Minuscule contact marks blend with a peppering of annealing flaws in the surface texture, with light die-polish rounding out the fields and giving shape to the luster while contrasting with bright reflectivity in recessed areas amongst the devices.
This piece was minted in the same year as the passage of the Act of Succession, which ensured that if William's successor, Anne, died without living issue, the throne would pass on to Sophia of Hanover, or her Protestant descendants. This was intended to bypass the Catholic descendants of James I and would result in the ascension of the House of Hanover to the throne of Great Britain in the person of George I and his descendants.
Estimate: 30000-40000 USD