What Is This Coin, It Says Sixpence

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Eastwood501 New Member Australia 12 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 06:35 am Hi all, I am an absolute newbie at coin collecting and I've gotten this coin. I was wondering what is was. Im certain the date is 1696. Also what grade and value would you place this coin? Thanks again for any responses. Cheers Report this Post to the Staff

thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 07:49 am Hi Eastwood501 and welcome. Try William III at wiki and you'll find this coin illustrated (silver crown). As to value or even authenticity I'll leave to others more expert. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 09:52 am Welcome Eastwood! Silver coins of William (just like other British monarchs) were of similar designs, and the denominations differed mainly by the size. I don't have the sizes at hand but check out this site. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 10:26 am The sixpences of William 111 weigh 2.9 to 3.1 grammes, and are 21 mm in diameter. Need to confirm the weight and diameter against this information. The date looks to be 1690, but that cannot be, because his reign did not commence until 1695. There were five provincial mints for these coins. This coin would grade at about EF. Tony Clayton lists the 1696 sixpence in EF at around 425 pounds. Edited by sel_69l 10/19/2012 10:32 am Report this Post to the Staff
peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 1:50 pm Nice coin but not EF Report this Post to the Staff
Eastwood501 New Member Australia 12 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 5:48 pm Hi guys and thanks for the replies, I measured the coin and its about 0.805 inches 04 20.45mm wide. On that Tony Clayton size it says it is a 1696, the number 6 on those coins look like a 0. So if not an EF than a Google would say F-12 (Fine)? I'm learning lol. So it wouldnt be worth much then? Report this Post to the Staff
Windchild Pillar of the Community Canada 1411 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 6:02 pm I would say mid-high VF (Very Fine) to low XF (Extreamly fine). I'm sorry for the spelling of extreamly, but I can't remember how to spell it. From Coins of the UK, the catalogue value is 100 pounds, which is the roughly $155 Report this Post to the Staff
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