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George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Pattern Penny, 1797, after C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, laureate bust right, small letters, olive sprig below, rev. Britannia seated on rock, small letters, edge plain, 28.46g/6h (BMC – [R 49 obv./R 51-2 rev.; Selig 1291 obv./1292 rev.). Usual rust marks, particularly on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, the die-pairing unpublished until 1980 £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Coins from the C.J. Boismason Collection.

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Provenance: H. Pegg Collection, Spink Auction 11, 8-9 October 1980, lot 589