The Philip Richardson Collection of George III Copper Coins

George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Halfpenny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in copper, laureate bust right, 2 berries in wreath, ermined fold of drapery flush, raised patches of die rust on portrait, rev. Britannia seated left, soho and triangle of dots on rock, ship with 2 stays from foremast to bowsprit, raised rust patch on rim to left of ship and rim fault above bri in legend, edge plain, 17.61g/6h (BMC 1158a [KH 8]). A few small spots of discolouration, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 62 BN]
£1,200-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Philip Richardson Collection of George III Copper Coins.

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N. Bunnetta Collection, DNW Auction 73, 14-15 March 2007, lot 1635; G. Harrington Collection, DNW Auction 132, 15-18 September 2015, lot 827