George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Farthing, 1798 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, laureate bust right, 3 berries in wreath, brooch with 7 jewels, no flaw at loose end of riband, k further from edge of shoulder drapery, some rust marks on face and neck, rev. Britannia seated left, olive branch with 6 attached leaves, n in farthing with top left serif, sea and ship complete, latter with 6 relief gunports, base of soho level with base of shield, no triangle of dots on rock, Scottish saltire with thin raised line borders, edge plain, 6.43g/6h (BMC – [KF 5 obv.]; Cooke 326, same dies; Martin, SNC 2009, pp.117-18 and footnote 16, this coin listed). Good very fine, extremely rare £400-£500

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

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DNW Auction 123, 11 June 2014, lot 399, recté bronzed-copper, Cooke 326; M.J. Martin Collection; bt M.J.M. January 2018