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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 | 2x William III Half Pennies Copper Coin Lot B89 £ 20.00 |
 | 1697 William III Half Penny Copper Coin Lot B76 £ 23.00 |
 | 1700 William III Half Penny Copper Coin Lot B78 £ 20.00 |
 | 1697 William III Half Penny Copper Coin Lot B77 £ 20.00 |
 | Half Pennies - William III - George II - George III - Four Coins £ 33.95 |
 | 1694 King William III Copper Half Penny £ 6.99 |
 | 1701 William III Early Milled Silver Maundy Penny, Scarce £ 180.00 |
 | 1695 William III Halfpenny British Coin 17th Century Antique Britannia #656 £ 26.00 |
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