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George III gold Proof Pattern Restrike 1/2 Penny 1795-Dated PR64 Ultra Cameo NGC, KM-Unl., Peck-1265 var. (ER; listed in aluminum), W&R-166 (R7; this coin). Plain edge. By W. J. Taylor after Küchler and Droz. An exquisite Pattern to say the least, and one which perfectly captures the efforts of William Taylor, a Victorian coin dealer who managed to acquire many of the original Soho Mint dies in the mid-1850's, and set about using them to strike his own pieces for the benefit of collectors. While Taylor is known to have produced the majority of these in copper and a small number in silver, those which survive in gold are by far the rarest, and--as exemplified here--provide some of the finest canvasses to the original designs by Küchler and Droz. Admitting only light die rust amid thick ranks of die polish created as a result of Taylor's efforts to refurbish the old dies, the coin more than earns its Ultra Cameo designation from NGC, its heavily frosted and carefully sculpted details rising in sharp relief against deep mirrors of golden color. Notably absent in this metal from Peck's famous catalog of the British Museum collection, Wilson and Rasmussen suggest that only one or two examples may exist, this likely owing to the fact that the Murdoch specimen (Sotheby's April 1903, Lot 231 [part]) was unplated, and thus it is impossible to know for certain if that piece was the same coin. Needless to say, of the utmost rarity, and a clear target for collectors of the George III Soho series.
Ex. St. James's Auctions 14-15 (September 2010, Lot 526); St. James's Auction 7 (February 2008, Lot 406)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/george-iii-gold-proof-pattern-restrike-1-2-penny-1795-dated-pr64-ultra-cameo-ngc-/p/3093-86001.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3093-10282021
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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD
George III gold Proof Pattern Restrike 1/2 Penny 1795-Dated PR64 Ultra Cameo NGC, KM-Unl., Peck-1265 var. (ER; listed in aluminum), W&R-166 (R7; this coin). Plain edge. By W. J. Taylor after Küchler and Droz. An exquisite Pattern to say the least, and one which perfectly captures the efforts of William Taylor, a Victorian coin dealer who managed to acquire many of the original Soho Mint dies in the mid-1850's, and set about using them to strike his own pieces for the benefit of collectors. While Taylor is known to have produced the majority of these in copper and a small number in silver, those which survive in gold are by far the rarest, and--as exemplified here--provide some of the finest canvasses to the original designs by Küchler and Droz. Admitting only light die rust amid thick ranks of die polish created as a result of Taylor's efforts to refurbish the old dies, the coin more than earns its Ultra Cameo designation from NGC, its heavily frosted and carefully sculpted details rising in sharp relief against deep mirrors of golden color. Notably absent in this metal from Peck's famous catalog of the British Museum collection, Wilson and Rasmussen suggest that only one or two examples may exist, this likely owing to the fact that the Murdoch specimen (Sotheby's April 1903, Lot 231 [part]) was unplated, and thus it is impossible to know for certain if that piece was the same coin. Needless to say, of the utmost rarity, and a clear target for collectors of the George III Soho series.
Ex. St. James's Auctions 14-15 (September 2010, Lot 526); St. James's Auction 7 (February 2008, Lot 406)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/george-iii-gold-proof-pattern-restrike-1-2-penny-1795-dated-pr64-ultra-cameo-ngc-/p/3093-86001.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3093-10282021
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD