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George III, Silver Restrike Pattern Farthing, 1798, small laureate and draped bust right, three berries in wreath, K further on shoulder, brooch of seven jewels, weakness in ribbons and drapery, legend incuse on raised rim, GEORGIUS III.D:G.REX., date on raised rim below, rev inverted die axis, Britannia seated left on rock with shield, holding trident and olive branch, detached leaves, no ship and sea to left, SOHO by shield, thinned waves below, BRITANNIA. above, 1. FARTHING. below, ornament either side, edge plain, 7.80g (Peck 1210, R74). Attractively toned, some light hairlines and light fingerprint, otherwise good extremely fine and rare. £1500-2000 ex Spink Numismatic Circular, July 2009, item MC3517, illustrated on front cover
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George III, Silver Restrike Proof Farthing, 1799, laureate and draped bust right, tiny dot on shoulder on raised line, date below, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, toothed border both sides, rev inverted die axis, Britannia seated left on rocks with shield, trident and olive branch, ship to left, waves below, BRITANNIA above, 1. FARTHING. below, edge plain, 7.18g (Peck 1283 R87; S 3779). Mint state, toned and extremely rare. £2500-3000 ex John G Murdoch Collection, first portion, Sotheby’s, 31 March 1903, lot 314 (part), where the lot of six coins was bought by A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd for £2 with original ticket in hand of A H Baldwin, priced at 8/6d ex Gregory Collection (part II), Baldwin’s Auction 47, 25 September 2006, lot 550
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George III, Silver Restrike Pattern Farthing, 1806, by W J Taylor, larger laureate and draped bust right, three raised dots on shoulder, two berries in wreath, brooch of five jewels, date below, toothed border around rim, rev Britannia seated left with shield and trident, raised K below, ship sailing on left, beaded border around rim, edge plain with ruled line at junction with each rim, 6.07g (cf Peck 1406, R105; S 3782). Attractively toned, a little mottled, otherwise as struck and seemingly unique. £2800-3200 ex Spink, January 1982 ex Herman Selig Collection (Part II), Coins of George III, Spink Auction 131, 2 March 1999, lot 1441, illustrated on the colour plate ex Spink Numismatic Circular, June 2001, Portrait Collection of Coins of George III, item G3245, front cover illustration