Proof Silver Farthing from the Cooke Collection

CNG 91, Lot: 1547. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

STUART (ORANGE). William III & Mary. 1688-1694. AR Farthing (23mm, 4.05 g, 6h). London mint. Dated 1694. Jugate busts right / Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and pole; garnished Union shield below; 1694 in exergue. Peck 624; cf. SCBC 3453 (for general type). Superb EF, attractively toned, slight cabinet friction. Extremely rare.

Ex Colin D. Cooke Collection (Colin Cooke, 26 May 2006), lot 626.