Lot 1936
Great Britain. Proof Shilling, 1699. William III. 4th Bust ("flaming hair"). Plain edge. S-3515. Curiously, this coin is listed in the 2004 Spink guidebook as having a value of just 3,000 Pounds in "FDC." However, it came with a Spink ticket reading "F.D.C. R8." It is very possibly R8, as a previous Spink cataloguer had noted on their ticket: just one or two known. This cataloguer has never seen another, in 25 years of examining British coins. Typical of the rarely seen Proofs of this era, it is very thick-looking because of an irregular edge-upsetting; at one point on this coin, the edge is extra-thick, which caused a die-bulge on the reverse near the extra-high rim at that point. An important piece as a 17th-century Proof, but more than that it's in fantastic condition with slightly iridescent and beautiful bluish gray toning and, incredibly, intact mirror surfaces. Delightful, super-rare, and worthy of a museum! PCGS graded Proof 64.
Estimated Value $12,500 - 15,000.
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