Ireland, Hanover. George III Proof Æ Penny. Soho coinage, dated 1805. GEORGIUS III • D : G • REX., laureate, draped and armoured bust to right; small K on bust truncation / HIBERNIA., crowned harp to left; date below. Edge centre-grained. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen) 464; D SCBC 6620. 17.60g, 34mm, 6h.
Proof, Mint State; brilliant lustre in the fields. An outstanding example presented in a protective metal case.
From a private European collection.