William & Mary tin Farthing 1691 MS62 NGC, KM466.1, S-3451, Peck-581. Exceptionally difficult to locate in any decent grade, this rare tin specimen exhibits impressive jugate portraits of William and Mary with far better-rendered highpoint detail than is usual for the type, the reverse similar with pleasant silvery luster dimly backlighting Britannia's seated figure. Almost no corrosion whatsoever, an exquisite example from the penultimate year of issue in this metal; an identically-graded piece in our September 2018 Long Beach sale realized $7,200.

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