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George III (1760-1820), Pattern mule Penny, 1813, by T. Wyon, in copper, laureate bust right, rose below, rev. crowned harp, edge centre-grained, 18.89g/6h (DF 612; Prid. Ceylon 263). Trifling spots, otherwise virtually as struck, of the highest rarity; said to be only three specimens known £6,000-7,000

Provenance: R.J. Ford Collection, Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 19 (Singapore), 23 February 1995, lot 253; bt Baldwin December 2000