British Coins from the Collection of Ian Sawden

George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Pattern mule Halfpenny, 1788 (late Soho), by J.-P. Droz, in gilt-copper, laureate bust right, signature below truncation, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, leaf-and-berry pattern border to robe, edge guilloche, 16.32g/6h (BMC 969 [DH 12]; Selig –). Usual rust mark on neck, light hairlines and a few carbon specks, otherwise good extremely fine and brilliant, rare £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Coins from the Collection of Ian Sawden.

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Provenance: E. Rogers Collection; SNC October 2002 (MC 1686); The Collection of an English Gentleman, Part I, Baldwin Auction 70, 28 September 2011, lot 171