The Philip Richardson Collection of George III Copper Coins

George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Halfpenny, 1790 (early Soho), by J.-P. Droz, in silver, laureate bust right, 11 leaves and 3 berries in wreath, fine hair curls reach almost to circumference but do not fall under truncation which is striated, droz f below, 3 quatrefoil stops and a flower in legend, rev. Britannia seated left on globe bearing no rust marks, legs crossed, signed dr · f · in exergue, laurel branch behind shield, lozenges flanking date, first numeral with die flaw across it, edge guilloche, 16.70g/6h (BMC 956 [DH 7], this piece cited; ‘Selig’ 1329). Usual rust mark on neck, some minor marks, otherwise extremely fine and toned, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 62]
£1,500-£2,000

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

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E. Rogers Collection [acquired 1946]; E.A. Johnstone Collection [from Baldwin 1955]; A Collection of British Copper, Tin and Bronze, the property of a Gentleman, Spink Auction 95, 25 November 1992, lot 320 [from Baldwin]; G. Keelings Collection, DNW Auction 158, 24-5 April 2019, lot 384 [from C.D. Cooke March 1993]