British Coins from the Collection of Ian Sawden

George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Pattern British Commercial Quarter-Penny, 1797, by J. Westwood Jr, in bronzed-copper, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left on cannon, edge plain, 7.07g/12h (DH Middlesex 1150). Usual die flaw above cannon, a light stain on King’s eye, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, rare £200-£260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Coins from the Collection of Ian Sawden.

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Provenance: H.W. Thorburn Collection, Part II, Sotheby Auction, 18-19 December 1918, lot 378 (part); Baldwin vault; Baldwin Auction 60, 5-6 May 2009, lot 902