Coins and Historical Medals

George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Pattern Halfpenny, 1795, by W.J. Taylor after C.H. Küchler, in brass, laureate bust right, soho on rim below, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, gesturing forward, 6h (BMC 1055 [R 42]; Selig 1372, this coin). Rim knock near date, otherwise about as struck, very rare [slabbed PCGS PR 63] £1,000-£1,200

Provenance: V.M. Brand Collection; Norweb Collection, Part III, Spink Auction 56, 19 November 1986, lot 1056; ‘H. Selig’ Collection, Spink Auction 131, 2 March 1991, lot 1372; Auction World 18 (Tokyo), 19-20 October 2019, lot 3536