Baldwin & Sons
Auction 93 5 May 2015
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BRITISH COINS, George III, Copper Pattern Halfpenny, 1788, struck on a 37mm flan, by Pingo, laureate and cuirassed bust right, no stops in legend, toothed border both sides, rev inverted die axis, standing facing Britannia holding olive branch and wand, shield to left, globe to right, date in exergue, BRITANNIA with stop, edge plain (Peck 921 VR). Practically as struck, toned, four tiny pin-prick digs on the obverse, a couple of carbon spots on obverse, extremely rare.
ex Capt R M Murchison, Sotheby, 27 June 1864, undetermined lot number
ex Fleet-Surgeon A E Weightman collection, Sotheby, 20 December 1926, lot 99 and plate II, sold for £3/12/-
purchased from A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd in 1950, for £10/10/-, by Rev E Rogers
ex Rev Edgar Rogers collection, purchased by A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, c.1960
ex Baldwin's Auction 52, 25 September 2007, lot 578
Estimate: £2500-3000
ex Capt R M Murchison, Sotheby, 27 June 1864, undetermined lot number
ex Fleet-Surgeon A E Weightman collection, Sotheby, 20 December 1926, lot 99 and plate II, sold for £3/12/-
purchased from A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd in 1950, for £10/10/-, by Rev E Rogers
ex Rev Edgar Rogers collection, purchased by A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, c.1960
ex Baldwin's Auction 52, 25 September 2007, lot 578
Estimate: £2500-3000