George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Penny, 1806 (early Soho), in gilt-copper, draped bust right with wreath of 11 leaves, thick upper leaf stem by tie-knot, brooch of 9 jewels, k · on lowest fold of striated shoulder drapery, date figures all perfect, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, single horizontal line below her left hand, olive branch with 11 leaves and 3 berries, k and soho below, ship with no gunports or flagstaff, 3 stays from foremast to bowsprit, edge centre-grained, 18.95g/12h (BMC 1321 [KP 29]; ‘Selig’ 1299; Adams 50, this coin; S 3780). Gilding rubbed on obverse rim at 1 and 3 o’clock and a tiny scratch in obverse field, otherwise brilliant mint state with fully reflective fields, most attractive [certified and graded NGC PF 63] £900-£1,200

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

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BDW Auction 18, 15 December 1995, lot 172; C. Adams Collection, Spink Auction 164, 23 July 2003, lot 50