George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in silver, large undraped bust right, rust spots on lower lip and neck, wreath of 10 leaves and 5 berries, k : · on shoulder, large letters, line fault on lower rim, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, olive branch with 11 leaves, k behind but no soho, large letters, ship with 8 relief gunports, edge plain, thin flan, 17.22g/6h (BMC 1086 [KP 4]; ‘Selig’ 1274, this coin; Adams 4). Light scratches on rim by last numeral of date and an associated rim nick, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare £3,000-£4,000

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

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‘H. Selig’ [H. Cohn] Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 131, 2 March 1999, lot 1274 [from Spink December 1981]; Mark Rasmussen FPL 25, Winter 2013-14 (183)