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Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1696

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Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1696
Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1696. S.3554. William III, 1694-1702. Obverse: Laureate draped bust of King right. GVLIELMVS TERTIVS. Reverse; Britannia left. Date in exergue. Despite the usual granular surfaces this is a sharply struck piece with excellent detail on the portrait. **Peck writes that considered as a whole William III's copper is of poorer quality than that of the last years of William and Mary, not because of any falling off in the quality of the punches or the designs, but it was the method of production which was at fault. Contractors seem to have used slip shod workmen and cheap processes. Despite the stipulation in the contracts that coin blanks should be rolled and cut, they had most of the coins struck on cast blanks, which explains their frequently pitted surfaces and poor definition. Grading service called environmental damage. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.

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