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Auction 1  25 Sep 2018
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Lot 359

Estimate: 100 GBP
Price realized: 110 GBP
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George III (1760-1820), copper Farthings (2), 1799, laureate and draped bust right, raised dot on shoulder, three berry wreath, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, rev. Britannia seated left with olive branch, trident and shield, SOHO raised on rock to right, ship sailing right at left, legend BRITANNNIA above, 1. FARTHING. Below, with rosette stop either side, edge grained, weight 6.41g (Peck 1279; C&R 1138; S.3779). Toned extremely fine; 1806, small laureate and draped bust right, second portrait with raised side whiskers, K incuse on truncation for engraver C H Kuchler, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III. D: G. REX., rev. Britannia seated left on rock with trident and shield, holding olive branch, ship sailing right on sea at left, SOHO raised on rock below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIA, weight 4.83g (Peck 1397; C&R 1139; S.3782). Toned with a hint of lustre, good extremely fine; George IV (1820-30), copper Farthings (2), first issue, 1823 incuse ribs to lower leaves of wreath, 1826 raised ribs to lower leaves of wreath, laureate and draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA., rev. Britannia seated right with trident and shield, holding branch, lion head at right, date in exergue, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, weight 4.95g and 4.90g respectively (Peck 1412 obv.2, 1416 obv.1; C&R 1260, 1262; S.3822). Both toned, first almost extremely fine, second a pleasing extremely fine and rare. (4)

Provenance:
First two coins, Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, May 1998, items 2963, 2966 respectively.
Third coin, Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, May 1999, item 2141.
Fourth coin, Ex Collection of Farthings, Spink Numismatic Circular, April 1997, item 1691.

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