George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, large undraped bust right, fine hook of hair looping onto lower neck, wreath of 10 leaves and 5 berries, the lowest of which has an associated raised flaw, k : · on shoulder, large letters, 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, 28.78g/6h (BMC 1090 [KP 5]; ‘Selig’ 1276, this coin; Adams 7). Small rim knock on obverse between 9 and 10 o’clock, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, rare £600-£800

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

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A Collection of British Copper and other British Coins, the property of a Gentleman, Spink Auction 20, 31 March 1982, lot 370; ‘H. Selig’ [H. Cohn] Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 131, 2 March 1999, lot 1276; SNC December 2000 (MC 0005); DNW Auction 72, 13 December 2006, lot 254; J. Dean Collection, DNW Auction 93, 26 September 2011, lot 1671