William III (1694-1702), 1695; 1696, small b in britannia; 1697, no stop after tertivs; 1698 type 1; 1699 type 2, unbarred as in britannia (Cooke 528, 539, 549, 554, 561; BMC 653, 657, 659 var, 663, 684; S 3557-8) [5]. First about very fine but weak on one side, third fine but with adjustment mark through Britannia’s head, others in varied state £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Farthings, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: First bt Stanley Gibbons September 1980; fourth bt A. Byrne