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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 40

George III, Restrike Pattern Penny, 1797, by W J Taylor after Kuchler, struck in bronzed copper, large undraped bust facing right, wreath of 10 leaves and 5 berries, tie ribands at rear with long hair of differing style, faint K.: recut on thinner shoulder, cheek flaw polished away, within broad raised rim with small incuse legend, georgius iii . d : g . rex. rev.inverted die axis, Britannia seated to left on globe, some extra drapery, trident in right hand, left hand on top of shield holding olive branch, K recut and raised below shield, striated helmet plume, ship sailing each side, date in exergue within broad raised rim with large incuse legend, two olive branches tied with looped riband, soho. incuse, no flaws on rim, britannia (Peck 1142 R54 VR), black patch of tone on obverse, tiny reverse rim nick, otherwise as struck and very rare Estimate £ 300-400 Dr B Bird, private transaction, March 1964 Mrs E M H Norweb, Spink Auction 48, 13 November 1985, lot 560 Herman Selig Collection part II, Spink Auction 131, 2nd March 1999, lot 1293

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