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Sale 31: The Pre-Long Beach Auction May 30 - June 1, 2005
             

             
            Lot 2237Great Britain. Proof silver Farthing, 1694. William & Mary. 
            P-623. Type as S-3453, normal stops and legends, but struck in 
            silver, not copper. Curiously misshappen flan, which is not at all 
            uncommon on Proofs of this era. In fact, lightly cleaned but nicely 
            retoned, light gray. What's most appealing about this rarity is that 
            it has seen no real abuse, has no marks or scratches or flan flaws, 
            the things which normally plague coins of this era. Nice copper 
            examples are virtually impossible to find, so this handsome silver 
            strike was chosen for the Cheshire Collection to represent the type. 
            Despite modest value, this coin is one of the rarest pieces in this 
            entire collection, in terms of the sheer difficulty of finding an 
            example, any decent example, to illustrate William & Mary's smallest 
            denomination coin (Maundies aside). Farthing enthusiasts should 
            crowd in on this one! NGC graded Proof 61. 
            Estimated Value $1,250-1,500. 

            Provenance: The Cheshire Collection.
             Realized $1,350
             


          








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