British Copper Coins from the Collection Formed by the Late George Bates

George III (1760-1820), Rerstrike Trial Halfpenny by W.J. Taylor after J.-P. Droz, blank, with beaded border and outer grained raised rim, rev. nude Britannia seated left on globe, left arm supporting shield and paddle, no legend, edge plain, 15.88g (BMC 1026 [R 30]; Selig 1365, this coin). Virtually as struck, of the highest rarity £1,500-£2,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Copper Coins from the Collection Formed by the Late George Bates.

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Provenance: ‘H. Selig’ Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 131, 2 March 1999, lot 1365 [from Spink January 1982]; bt Spink July 2000