MS61 William III (1694-1702), silver Shilling, 1696, Bristol Mint, first laureate and draped bust right, B below, legend and toothed border surrounding, GVLIELMVS. III.DEI.GRA, rev. crowned cruciform shields, Lion of Nassau at centre, date either side of top crown, legend with small X in REX, .MAG. BR.FRA. ET.HIB. REX. 6.06g (Bull 1159; cf.ESC 1081; S.3498). Well struck with just a hint of adjustment marks on base of drapery, toned, has been graded by NGC as MS61.

NGC Certification 5880764-010.

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."

Provenance:
This coin illustrated in "Coinage and Currency in Eighteenth Century Britain, The Provincial Coinage" by David W Dykes, page 32, number 29.
(£750-850)