Britannia Halfpenny Coin ID: William III or William and Mary?

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Update: Solved as a 1696 William III Halfpenny after more soaking in olive oil

I found this coin metal detecting which is either William III Halfpenny or a William and Mary Halfpenny, what do you think? Based on the reverse with Britannia's arm raised it tells me that it's from before 1700.

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William and Mary Halfpenny
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William III Halfpenny
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Here it's photos before cleaning by soaking in olive oil for only a day, I already cleaned it with a Q-tip in these photos : IMG_20141116_133852.webpIMG_20141116_133905.webp
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I think it is a William and Mary halfpenny, because I can see the outline of two figures. If it is a William and Mary halfpenny, it's worth anywhere from $30 to $45.
 
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I'm going with a William & Mary halfpenny as well. When I made the image smaller, I could see a "hump" at roughly 1 o'clock on the coin. That hump seems to match up with the one on the William & Mary coin. Just my opinion, though.

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I'm going with a William & Mary halfpenny as well. When I made the image smaller, I could see a "hump" at roughly 1 o'clock on the coin. That hump seems to match up with the one on the William & Mary coin. Just my opinion, though.

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I noticed that too, I looks like the outline of a second head. If so, than it would most likely be William and Mary.
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