George III (1760-1820), Soho Mint, Birmingham, Proof Farthing, 1799 (late Soho), in bronzed-copper, laureate bust right, brooch with 6 recut jewels, small pellet on shoulder, rev. Britannia seated left, olive branch with 7 leaves of which 4 are detached, defective right limb to last a in britannia, edge centre-grained, 7.21g/6h (BMC 1277 [KF 10]; Cooke 300, this coin; ‘Selig’ 1430; S 3779). Spot on hair and trifling spots by date, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, scarce £200-£260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Philip Richardson Collection of George III Copper Coins.

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E.A. Johnstone Collection; C.D. Cooke Collection FPL May 2006 (300) [from Baldwin October 1975]; bt Cooke June 2006