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George III (1760-1820), Death of William Beckford, 1770, a copper medal by J. Kirk, three-quarter laureate and draped bust left, rev. legend in 9 lines, 43mm (BHM 141; E 732). Good very fine (£40-50)
William Beckford (1705-70), Jamaican-born alderman and MP for the city of London, served as the city’s Lord Mayor in 1762 and 1769
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