George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Pattern Halfpenny, 1799, by W.J. Taylor after C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, large crowned bust right, script k · on truncation, rev. Britannia seated left, normal triangle of dots on rock, edge plain, 13.14g/6h (BMC 1258 [R 78]; Selig 1394). Trifling rust spots in reverse field, brilliant, the obverse FDC, very rare £400-£500

Provenance: M.R. Boulton, and by descent; Davissons Mailbid Sale 20, 12 February 2004 (161), illustrated as 162; DNW Auction 93, 26 September 2011, lot 1699, recté BMC 1258