Watch List notes:

William III (1694-1702), Great Recoinage, London, Shillings (12), 1695, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, nine billets, edge obliquely milled, 5.83g, 7h, rubbed, fine; another, six strings to harp, nine billets, 5.27g, 7h (Bull 1103; ESC 1077), heavily corroded and waterworn from shipwreck salvage, poor; also, 1696 (5), inverted A in GVLIELMVS, similar, rev. six strings to harp, nine billets, 5.77g, 6h (Bull 1109 [R4]; ESC 1080A), heavily double-struck, with graffiti in first quarter and scratches across French shield, fair, the variety apparent but not conclusive, presumed rare thus; another, similar, rev R over E in REX, five strings, nine billets, 5.99g, 6h (Bull -; ESC -; Spink 3497), the variety unlisted by Rayner or Bull, but compelling, adjustment by date, flecked and granular surfaces, toned, good fine, presumably extremely rare; another, six strings to harp, nine billets, 5.89g, 6h (ESC 1078), flan flaw at 4 o'clock, and adjustment in first quarter, lightly cleaned, good; also, four strings, nine strings to harp, 5.55g, 6h; and, six strings to harp, nine billets, 5.34g, 6h (Bull 1104; ESC 1078), both pitted, one scuffed on reverse, the other flawed in fourth quarter, poor to fair; additionally, 1697 (5), first bust, rev. six strings to harp, 5.95g, 6h, rubbed and toned, good / fair; 5.80g, 6h, scuffed and flat, poor; four strings to harp, eight billets, 5.73g, 6h (Bull 1117; ESC 1091), drilled for suspension, heavily scuffed, about good; also, similar, rev. no stops on reverse, 5.68g, 6h (Bull 1122; ESC 1092), scratch before chin, otherwise rubbed, good to fair, the variety clear; lastly, E of DEI over A [?], rev. five strings to harp, eight billets, 5.74g, 6h (Bull 1124 [R3]; ESC 1094A; Spink 3497), harshly scrubbed and pitted, evidently sea salvage, the variety rather inconclusive, struck details fine; an interesting academic group of the Tower Mint charting the complexity of the first bust issues for the Great Recoinage (12).
Provenance
i) D G Barney, Colyton (Devon), by private treaty, 5 July 1993
ii) P Phipps, Westward Ho, by private treaty, 17 May 1994
HMS Association, sank off the Isle of Scilly, 1707
iv) Hanley Stamp Centre, 17 September 1994
xi) Ingram, Southampton, 10 August 2001
xii) I Timmins, Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham Coin Fair, 8 October 1995
D Harris collection
Estimate: £240.00 - £300.00