UNC DETAILS | George III (1760-1820), copper Penny, 1797, 'Cartwheel' type, laureate and draped bust right, K raised on truncation for engraver C H Kuchler, wreath with eleven leaves and two berries, more outward pointing end to ribbon, legend incuse on raised rim, GEORGIUS III. D: G. REX., rev. Britannia seated left on rock with trident and shield, holding olive branch, ship sailing right to left, SOHO mintmark raised on rock below, tri-pellets incuse on rock to right, date incuse on rim below, BRITANNIA. (Peck 1133; S.3777). A pleasing example with patches of residual mint lustre, graded by NGC as UNC Details (Obverse Scratched).
NGC Certification 6032091-005.
Calendar Year Mintage 43,969,204.
The Latin legends translates as "George the Third by the Grace of God, King".
Provenance:
Ex Baldwin Auction 52, 25th September 2007, lot 552.
Estimate: £300-500