The Philip Richardson Collection of George III Copper Coins

George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Penny, 1797, small draped bust right, wreath of 11 leaves and 2 berries, upper one with trace of stem, tip of tie-riband points outwards, k . : on shoulder, large letters, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, olive branch with 10 leaves all attached, raised triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with 7 relief gunports and a flag at the stern, large letters, 29.53g/6h (BMC 1133a var. [KP 22]; Adams 36; S 3777). Minor surface marks and excess of metal on reverse rim, good extremely fine, attractive patina, presumably 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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Bt KB Coins September 2008, as BMC 1128.

This coin has a markedly different ship to that on the previous piece, demonstrating the variety of working dies which must have been used on the currency pennies, production of which ran from 19 June 1797 until the late Spring of 1799; all the working dies then extant were destroyed on 26 July 1799