George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Pattern Halfpenny, 1799, by W.J. Taylor after C.H. Küchler, in copper, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, edge plain, 13.00g/6h (cf. BMC 1260 [R 79]; Selig 1397, this coin). Some light spotting, otherwise virtually as struck, extremely rare £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Martyn Alan Eeley-Hardcastle Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: A Collection of Copper Halfpennies, the Property of a Lancashire Collector, Glendining Auction, 30 April 1986, lot 354; ‘H. Selig’ Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 131, 2 March 1999, lot 1397; DNW Auction 99, 14 March 2012, lot 484