Description: Denomination: Silver half-crown Period: House of Stuart Date: 1689 Origin: London mint Condition: About fine, portraits slightly weak Obverse: Conjoined busts of William and Mary, right, legend around Reverse: First crowned shield probably no frosting, regnal year PRIMO to edge but not readable Size and Weight: 32mm, 14.36g References: Spink 3434 Features and Provenance: When Mary heard she was to marry her cousin William, a stranger and a foreigner too, she is said to have cried for two days; despite this they married in 1677. William of Orange arrived on British shores from Holland to take action against James II; he succeeded in a bloodless 'Glorious Revolution' in 1688. A 'Bill of Rights' was then declared to restrict the power of the monarchy and by proclamation of parliament William and Mary became joint rulers of Britain in 1689. They had no children and Mary died in 1694, William continued to rule on this own. Condition Summary. This varies with the age of coin and there are grades between Uncirculated (U). As struck with no traces of wear Extremely Fine (EF). Very slight traces of wear, all parts of legend etc present, visible and clear Very Fine (VF). Some signs of wear on the higher parts of the relief, all parts of legend etc present, but maybe worn Fine (F). Wear on the coin and parts of legend etc may be missing or not visible Ebay is a fantastic platform via which to communicate. I am Eric Knowles. I am unquestionably a people person in so far as I like to know the person at the end of the telephone, or those with whom I communicate electronically. For the avoidance of doubt and to eliminate risk when buying I always like to know the seller. Please do not think me egotistical, however, it is important that people know exactly who I am. I have been involved in the antiques business since 1971. My career took a leap forward when I joined Bonhams in 1976. Some five years later I became head of the Decorative Arts department. The same year I was invited by the BBC to take part in the Antiques Roadshow and 38 years later I am still enjoying being a part of the team. Code: 21062211
Price: 200 GBP
Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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Year of Issue: 1689
Era: Early Milled (c.1662-1816)
Denomination: Half-Crown
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Country of Origin: Great Britain
