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George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küch...
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One of only two known 1797 Pennies with an edge inscription George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in gilt-copper, large undraped bust right, fine hook of hair looping onto lower neck, wreath of 10 leaves and 5 berries, the lowest of which has an associated raised flaw, k : · on shoulder, large letters, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, olive branch with 11 leaves, k behind but no soho, large letters, ship with 8 relief gunports, edge hand-engraved render to cæsar the things . which are cæsars and a rosette, 28.84g/6h (BMC 1089 [KP 5] and p.297, footnote 1, this coin; cf. Adams 6). Cut on cheek, considerable light spotting and an obverse rim knock at 1 o’clock, gilding rubbed on high points, otherwise about extremely fine, almost certainly a one-off with this edge inscription and extremely rare as such £600-£800 --- Provenance: J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part III, Sotheby Auction, 8-13 June 1903, lot 322 (part); T.B. Clarke-Thornhill Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 24-8 May 1937, lot 809; A.H.F. Baldwin Collection; Baldwin Auction 77, 27 September 2012, lot 2781
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One of only two known 1797 Pennies with an edge inscription George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Pattern Penny, 1797 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in gilt-copper, large undraped bust right, fine hook of hair looping onto lower neck, wreath of 10 leaves and 5 berries, the lowest of which has an associated raised flaw, k : · on shoulder, large letters, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, olive branch with 11 leaves, k behind but no soho, large letters, ship with 8 relief gunports, edge hand-engraved render to cæsar the things . which are cæsars and a rosette, 28.84g/6h (BMC 1089 [KP 5] and p.297, footnote 1, this coin; cf. Adams 6). Cut on cheek, considerable light spotting and an obverse rim knock at 1 o’clock, gilding rubbed on high points, otherwise about extremely fine, almost certainly a one-off with this edge inscription and extremely rare as such £600-£800 --- Provenance: J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part III, Sotheby Auction, 8-13 June 1903, lot 322 (part); T.B. Clarke-Thornhill Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 24-8 May 1937, lot 809; A.H.F. Baldwin Collection; Baldwin Auction 77, 27 September 2012, lot 2781
The Philip Richardson Collection of George III Copper Coins
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