Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Pattern Halfpenny, 1799, by W.J. Taylor, in bronzed-copper, laureate bust right, k · on truncation, rev. Britannia seated left, thin raised rim around shield, ship without gunports, date figures re-cut, edge plain, 13.05g/6h (BMC 1260 [R 79]; cf. Selig 1397). Trifling specks, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck £300-£400

Provenance: Spink Auction 191, 28 November 2007, lot 288