Coins and Historical Medals

George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Pattern Halfpenny, 1795, by W.J. Taylor after C.H. Küchler, in copper, large laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, edge plain, 14.93g/6h (BMC 1049 [R 40]; Selig 1368). Several minute carbon spots, otherwise about as struck with attractive orange patina, extremely rare [slabbed NGC PF 64 BN] £500-£700

Provenance: Glendining Auction, 15 March 1972, lot 325; E. Judson Collection, DNW Auction 53, 13 March 2002, lot 484; P. Pywell-Phillips Collection, Spink Auction 257, 30 October 2018, lot 457