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George III 1799 Halfpenny

George III (1760-1820), copper Halfpenny, 1799, laureate and draped bust right, raised dot on shoulder, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, rev. Britannia seated left with olive branch, trident and shield, SOHO raised on rock to right, ship to left with five incuse gunports, legend BRITANNNIA above, date below, edge grained, weight 13.14g (Peck 1248; S.3778). Considerable lustre, some patchy tone, otherwise practically as struck, good extremely fine.

The Latin legends translate as on obverse "George III by the grace of God, King" and on the reverse "of Britain."

Provenance:

This coin illustrated in "Coinage and Currency in Eighteenth Century Britain, The Provincial Coinage" by David W Dykes, page 152, number 136.

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