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George III (1760-1820), Tower Mint, London, Halfpenny, 1770, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, curved raised lines on scroll at base of shield, stop after legend, 10.05g/6h (BMC 893; S 3774). Good extremely fine and well-struck, diffused original colour £240-£300
Hammer Price: £380
George III (1760-1820), Tower Mint, London, Proof Halfpenny, 1770, in copper, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, curved raised lines on scroll at base of shield, stop after legend, wide border teeth, edge plain, 12.05g/12h (BMC 895; ‘Selig’ 1313; S 3774). Spot between i and a of britannia and a couple of other trifling spots in reverse field, otherwise brilliant and as struck, most attractive reflective patina, very rare [previously certified and graded NGC PF 65 BN] ...
Hammer Price: £2,000
George III (1760-1820), Tower Mint, London, Halfpenny, 1771, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, ball below spear blade, curved raised lines on scroll at base of shield, stop after legend, 9.83g/6h (BMC 898; S 3774). One spot in legend either side, otherwise virtually as struck with full original colour, attractive [certified and graded NGC MS 64 RB] £240-£300
Hammer Price: £260
George III (1760-1820), Tower Mint, London, Halfpenny, 1771, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, ball below spear blade, curved raised lines on scroll at base of shield, stop after legend, 10.18g/6h (BMC 898; S 3774). Spots on both sides, otherwise extremely fine, a hint of original colour £120-£150
Hammer Price: £140
George III (1760-1820), Tower Mint, London, Halfpenny, 1772, laureate bust right, legend reads georivs, rev. type A, Britannia seated left, no ball below spear blade, curved raised lines on scroll at base of shield, stop after legend, 9.04g/6h (BMC 900; S 3774). Spot on base of spear, about extremely fine, brown patina, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £280
George III (1760-1820), Tower Mint, London, Halfpenny, 1772, laureate bust right, rev. type A, Britannia seated left, ball below spear blade, curved raised lines on scroll at base of shield, stop after legend, 10.19g/6h (BMC 901; ‘Selig’ 1101; S 3774). Two spots in hair, otherwise extremely fine with considerable original colour £200-£260
Hammer Price: £200
George III (1760-1820), Tower Mint, London, Farthing, 1771, rev. C, laureate bust right, large central boss on breastplate, rev. Britannia seated left, olive branch to right limb of first a in britannia, first 7 of date appears to be struck over a 1, 4.20g/6h (BMC 909; Cooke 367; ‘Selig’ 1104; S 3775). Virtually as struck, diffused original colour and reflective fields, most attractive [previously certified and graded NGC MS 65 RB] £400-£500
Hammer Price: £700
George III (1760-1820), Tower Mint, London, Farthing, 1773, obv. 1, laureate bust right, top line of scales on breast-plate divided by central boss, rev. Britannia seated left, straight outstretched forearm, stop after legend, crosses on shield in incuse lines, 4.42g/6h (BMC 911; Cooke 357, this coin; ‘Selig’ 1104; S 3775). Initial 7 of date struck over a lower numeral, extremely fine, original colour £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
George III (1760-1820), Tower Mint, London, Farthing, 1773, obv. 2, laureate bust right, top line of scales on breast-plate above central boss, rev. Britannia seated left, straight outstretched forearm, stop after legend, crosses on shield in incuse lines, 4.65g/6h (BMC 913; Cooke 359; ‘Selig’ 1104; S 3775). Good extremely fine, considerable original colour [certified and graded NGC MS 64 RB] £300-£360
Hammer Price: £220
George III (1760-1820), Tower Mint, London, Farthing, 1773, obv. 2, laureate bust right, top line of scales on breast-plate above central boss, rev. Britannia seated left, straight outstretched forearm, stop after legend, crosses on shield in incuse lines, 5.36g/6h (BMC 913; Cooke 359; ‘Selig’ 1104; S 3775). Very fine £40-£60
Hammer Price: £55
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Twopence, 1797 (early Soho), in gilt-copper, draped bust right, wreath of 10 leaves and 4 equal-sized berries, k · : on lowest fold of drapery, brooch of 6 jewels, rev. Britannia seated left on rock above two rows of waves, olive branch with 11 leaves, soho and incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with ensign at stern and two ropes hanging below bowsprit, edge plain, 55.86g/6h (BMC 1064 [KT 1a]; ‘Selig’ 1260; S 3776). Some...
Hammer Price: £1,200
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Twopence, 1797 (early Soho), in copper, draped bust right, wreath of 10 leaves and 4 berries, the last one small, k · · on lowest fold of drapery, brooch of 6 jewels, rev. Britannia seated left on rock above two rows of waves, olive branch with 11 leaves, soho and incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with one rope hanging below bowsprit, edge plain, 57.61g/6h (BMC 1066 [KT 1b]; S 3776). Small cut on King’s throat, otherwise...
Hammer Price: £1,100
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Twopence, 1797 (late Soho), in gilt-copper, draped bust right, wreath of 10 leaves and 4 berries, the last one small, k : · on lowest fold of drapery, brooch of 6 jewels, stops in legend partially blocked up, rev. Britannia seated left on rock above three rows of waves, small patch of sea behind, olive branch with 11 leaves, soho · and incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with Union flag at stern, edge plain, 56.17g/6h (BMC...
Hammer Price: £2,400
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Twopence, 1797 (late Soho), in bronzed-copper, draped bust right, wreath of 10 leaves and 4 berries, the last one small, k : · on lowest fold of drapery, brooch of 6 jewels, stops in legend partially blocked up, rev. Britannia seated left on rock above three rows of waves, small patch of sea behind, olive branch with 11 leaves, soho · and incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with Union flag at stern, edge plain, 59.98g/6h (BMC...
Hammer Price: £1,400
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Twopence, 1797 (late Soho), in copper, draped bust right, wreath of 10 leaves and 4 berries, the last one small, k : · on lowest fold of drapery, brooch of 6 jewels, stops in legend partially blocked up, rev. Britannia seated left on rock above three rows of waves, small patch of sea behind, olive branch with 11 leaves, soho · and incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with Union flag at stern, edge plain, 56.24g/6h (BMC 1069 [KT...
Hammer Price: £500
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Twopence, 1797 (late Soho), in gilt-copper, draped bust right, wreath of 10 leaves and 4 berries, the last one small, k : · on lowest fold of drapery which has several lapped areas, brooch of 6 jewels, stops in legend partially blocked up, rev. Britannia seated left on rock above three rows of waves, small patch of sea behind, olive branch with 11 leaves, soho · and incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with Union flag at stern...
Hammer Price: £3,400
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Twopence, 1797 (late Soho), in bronzed-copper, draped bust right, wreath of 10 leaves and 4 berries, the last one small, k : · on lowest fold of drapery which has several lapped areas, brooch of 6 jewels, stops in legend partially blocked up, rev. Britannia seated left on rock above three rows of waves, small patch of sea behind, olive branch with 11 leaves, soho · and incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with Union flag at...
Hammer Price: £850
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Twopence, 1797 (late Soho), in copper, draped bust right, wreath of 10 leaves and 4 berries, the last one small, k : · on lowest fold of drapery which has several lapped areas, brooch of 6 jewels, stops in legend partially blocked up, rev. Britannia seated left on rock above three rows of waves, small patch of sea behind, olive branch with 11 leaves, soho · and incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with Union flag at stern but...
Hammer Price: £600
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Twopence, 1797, draped bust right, wreath of 10 leaves and 4 equal-sized berries, k · : on lowest fold of drapery, brooch of 6 jewels, rev. Britannia seated left on rock above two rows of waves, olive branch with 11 leaves, soho and incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with ensign at stern, 55.64g/6h (BMC 1077 [KT 4]; ‘Selig’ 1097; S 3776). Light graze in lower obverse field, otherwise good extremely fine, attractive reflective...
Hammer Price: £360
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Twopence, 1797, draped bust right, wreath of 10 leaves and 4 equal-sized berries, k · : on lowest fold of drapery, brooch of 6 jewels, rev. Britannia seated left on rock above two rows of waves, olive branch with 11 leaves, soho and incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with ensign at stern, 57.79g/6h (BMC 1077 [KT 4]; ‘Selig’ 1097; S 3776). Cut across Britannia’s face, otherwise extremely fine with dark patina and attractive...
Hammer Price: £300
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (early Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, small draped bust right, wreath of 11 leaves and 3 berries, brooch with 8 jewels, k · : on shoulder, small letters, two olive branches bearing m b on rim, rev. Britannia helmeted, seated left on globe flanked by two ships, olive branch with 10 leaves, k . below shield, small letters, two olive branches with soho on rim, edge plain, 28.78g/6h (BMC 1082 [KP 2]; ‘Selig’...
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (early Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in copper, small draped bust right, wreath of 11 leaves and 3 berries, brooch with 8 jewels, k · : on shoulder, small letters, two olive branches bearing m b on rim, rev. Britannia helmeted, seated left on globe flanked by two ships, olive branch with 10 leaves, k . below shield, small letters, two olive branches with soho on rim, edge plain, 28.60g/6h (BMC 1083 [KP 2]; ‘Selig’ 1273; Adams...
Hammer Price: £900
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...
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in gilt-copper, 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, 28.89g/6h (BMC 1087 [KP 4]; ‘Selig’ 1275 [= Adams 5]). Some light spotting and...
Hammer Price: £400
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in copper, 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, 29.09g/5h (BMC 1088 [KP 4]). Rim knock by 1 of date, otherwise very fine, dark patina,...
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in gilt-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, 28.84g/6h (BMC 1089 [KP 5]; Adams 6). Gilding...
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in gilt-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 hand-engraved render to cæsar the things . which are...
Hammer Price: £1,000
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,...
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in 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, 28.90g/6h (BMC 1091 [KP 5]; ‘Selig’ 1277 [= Adams...
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in 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, 28.42g/6h (BMC 1091 [KP 5]; ‘Selig’ 1277 [= Adams...
Hammer Price: £420
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in copper, large undraped bust right, rust marks on face and neck, 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, no k, ship with 5 relief gunports, small letters, edge plain, 24.05g/12h (BMC 1094 [KP 6]). Some minor surface marks and weak on...
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, large undraped bust right with retouched hair, wreath of 10 leaves and 5 berries, lower part of k . on shoulder, small letters, rev. Britannia helmeted, seated left on globe flanked by two ships, that on right indistinct, olive branch with 10 leaves, k . below shield, small letters, two olive branches with soho on rim, edge plain, 27.95g/6h (BMC 1095 [KP 7]; ‘Selig’ 1278...
Hammer Price: £650
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, large undraped bust right with retouched hair, wreath of 10 leaves and 5 berries, lower part of k . on shoulder, small letters, rev. Britannia helmeted, seated left on globe flanked by two ships, that on right indistinct, olive branch with 10 leaves, k . below shield, small letters, two olive branches with soho on rim, edge plain, thin flan, 19.22g/12h (BMC 1096 [KP 7];...
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in copper, large undraped bust right with retouched hair, wreath of 10 leaves and 5 berries, lower part of k . on shoulder, small letters, rev. Britannia helmeted, seated left on globe flanked by two ships, that on right indistinct, olive branch with 10 leaves, k . below shield, small letters, two olive branches with soho on rim, edge plain, 25.65g/6h (BMC 1097 [KP 7]). Light spotting in obverse...
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in copper, large undraped bust right, rust marks on face and neck, 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 helmeted, seated left on globe flanked by two ships, that on right indistinct, olive branch with 10 leaves, k . below shield, small letters, two olive...
Hammer Price: £460
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in copper, large undraped bust right, rust marks on neck, breast and hair, fine hook of hair looping onto lower neck, wreath of 10 leaves and 5 berries, k : · on shoulder, small letters, large flaw through r of rex, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, no k, ship with 5 relief gunports, small letters, marked flaw across 9 of date, edge plain, 28.78g/12h (BMC 1106 [KP 12]; Adams 14-15])....
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Penny, 1797 (late Soho), in gilt-copper, obv. from a retouched currency die, small draped bust right, ermined borders sharply cut, wreath of 10 leaves and 2 berries, uppermost double-cut, tip of tie-riband points downwards, k · : on shoulder, large letters, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, olive branch with 10 leaves [some detached], incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with 6 incuse gunports, large letters, edge plain, thin...
Hammer Price: £750
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Penny, 1797 (late Soho), in bronzed-copper, obv. from a retouched currency die, small draped bust right, ermined borders sharply cut, wreath of 10 leaves and 2 berries, uppermost double-cut, tip of tie-riband points downwards, k · : on shoulder, large letters, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, olive branch with 10 leaves [some detached], incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with 6 incuse gunports, large letters, edge plain,...
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Penny, 1797, a contemporary forgery from official dies stolen from the Soho mint, small draped bust right, ermined borders smoothed down, wreath of 10 leaves and 2 berries, uppermost double-cut, tip of tie-riband points downwards, k · : on shoulder, large letters, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, olive branch with 10 leaves [some detached], incuse triangle of dots on rock at right, ship with 6 incuse gunports, large letters, 18.86g/5h (BMC...
Hammer Price: £160
George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Penny, 1797 (late Soho), in copper, obv. from a retouched currency die, small draped bust right, ermined borders sharply cut, wreath of 10 leaves and 2 berries, uppermost double-cut, tip of tie-riband points downwards, k · : on shoulder, large letters, flaw in field below r of rex, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, olive branch with 10 leaves [mostly detached], single dot only visible on rock at right, ship with 6 incuse gunports weakly...
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