Light wear
Light surface marks and nicks mainly on obverse
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A superb piece slabbed and graded by NGC as MS62
variety with partially barred As in GRATIA
William III 1701 Guinea, 2nd bust, MS63+, 2nd finest Light wearWilliam III (1694 1702), gold Guinea, 1701, second laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GVLIELMVS. III. DEI. GRA., rev. narrow crowned cruciform shields, plain sceptres in angles, Lion of Nassau as an escutcheon at centre, date either side of top crown, abbreviated Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, . MAG BR. FRA ET. HIB REX., edge milled (Schneider 510; MCE 186; Farey 440; Fr. 313; Bull EGC 426; Spink 3463).