Lot Essay
The English Silver Coinage from 1649 gives this piece as rarity 5 (out of seven), suggesting that only five to ten examples are known
Details
William III, (1694-1702), Sixpence, 1696, second bust with hair across breast, right, rev. crowned shields cruciform (ESC. 1550; S. 3537), small metal flaw on E of GVLIELMVS and I of DEI slightly double punched, fair fine, extremely rare