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Tyrants of the Thames
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GOLD HALF-GUINEA 1687
James II, Stuart King, 1685-1688
Laureate Bust, the only style of portrait used on this denomination. A beautiful specimen having a sharp
portrait, especially choice surfaces, and reddish gold toning.
S-3404. PCGS-graded MS64.
140
SILVER CROWN 1688
James II, Stuart King, 1685-1688
Second Bust. A very choice example, well struck, thus sharper in detail than most, with beautiful and
especially rich bluish gray patina.
S-3407. PCGS-graded MS64+.
141
GOLD 5-GUINEAS 1692
William & Mary, Stuart King & Queen, 1688-1694
QVARTO edge. Conjoined Busts (side by side) facing right; reverse, the elaborate Royal Shield deco-
rated with a seashell on either side, a style limited in use to this reign and one of the most beautiful of
all reverses in the 5-guinea series. An exceptionally well-preserved specimen with a bold strike on both
sides as well as lovely reddish gold toning.
S-3422. PCGS-graded MS61.