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E-Auction 18  7 December 2016
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Lot 101

Estimate: 350 USD
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George I. 1714-1727. Copper farthing. 4.55 gm. 20 mm. First issue; Struck with the Britannia figure of Croker's punch for the 1714 Anne farthing;. 1717 (a one year type). His bust right / Britannia seated; BRITAN-NIA • around; 1717 below. S. 3661. Peck 783. Near Extremely Fine; attractive chocolate brown tone; choice example. The Frank Robinson Collection. While I do not have access to mintage figures I have found over several decades in British numismatics that decent examples of this particular type show up less frequently than Anne farthings, a notably scarce type. "Dump" basically means "dumpy," a comment on the small and thick flans Newton first used at the mint to try to satisfy the demand for copper coins. (AD)
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