George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Farthing, 1799, laureate bust right, 4 berries in wreath, flaw below o of georgius and above 7 in date, rev. Britannia seated left, olive branch with 8 attached leaves, line flaw from Britannia’s elbow into legend, edge centre-grained, 6.30g/6h (BMC 1280 [KF 11]; Cooke 276, this coin; S 3779). Extremely fine, diffused original colour, very rare £90-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Philip Richardson Collection of George III Copper Coins.

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Sotheby Auction, 20-1 July 1983, lot 515 (part); C.D. Cooke Collection FPL May 2006 (276); bt Cooke June 2006