The 1698 Penny - William IIISilver Penny of King William III, minted by the Royal Mint in London in 1698. Diameter 12mm and weighs 0.39g.
There are a few error variants on the 1698 penny, with IRA for FRA error, and HI.BREX error. The errors do not affect the price.
From 1696 a great re-coinage had begun to replace the badly worn and clipped hammered coins in circulation with milled coinage. The pennies produced were in silver and had the same design as the Maundy coins. Copper halfpennies and copper farthings were minted, but no copper pennies.
The Obverse shows the laureate bust of King William III facing right. Legend is "GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA".
The edge is plain.
The Reverse shows a crowned Roman numeral 'I'. Legend is "MAG BR FR ET HIB REX 1698" with date divided around top.Image credit: Museums Victoria
Mintage: Not known
SCBC: 3552
Minted at The Royal Mint
Minted in 1698. See Coins and Events of 1698
Monarch/Ruler: William III (1694-1702)
Category: Penny. See more Penny coins
and see which Penny coins have the lowest mintage.
Collection: Maundy Money. See the Maundy Money collection
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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 | 1696 William III Half Penny Copper Coin Good Grade £ 34.95 |
 | Britania William Iii 1697 Half Penny Coin £ 229.50 |
 | Half Penny William III Copper Coin Lot C38 £ 15.00 |
 | 1698 William III Half Penny Coin Lot E61 £ 17.00 |
 | William III Half Penny Copper Coin Lot E34 £ 17.15 |
 | William III 1st Issue 1697 Milled Copper Half Penny £ 70.00 |
 | Extremely Rare King William III Half Penny Coin 1696 Copper Rare Chopmark £ 89.53 |
 | 1701 William III Early Milled Silver Maundy Penny, Scarce £ 180.00 |
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