Watch List notes:

William III, crown, 1697, NONO, by James Roettier, third laur. and dr. bust r., rev. crowned cruciform shields, second harp with eight strings (S.3473; ESC.96[R3]; EMC.371), in plastic holder, graded by PCGS as About Uncirculated 55, toned, well-struck, extremely fine, of the highest rarity thus *ex J. G. Murdoch, Sotheby, 13 June 1903, lot 792 ex T. Wakley, Sotheby, 6 December 1909, lot 173 ex T. Bliss, Sotheby, 16 May, 1916, lot 561 ex V. M. Brand, private transaction ex E. E. Yates, collection purchased by A. H. Baldwin, 1938 ex K. R. R. Readhead, collection purchased by A. H. Baldwin, 1950 ex Lieut. Col. G. T. Pearce, collection purchased by A. H. Baldwin, 1978 ex Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1987, no. 5796 ex Myron Kaufman, Spink auction 124, 18 November 1997, lot 1885 Almost certainly the finest known 1697 crown, all other specimens are in fair to about very fine condition.

Estimate: £30,000-35,000