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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 565

George III (1760-1820), Copper Issues (12), First Issues (6), Halfpennies (3), 1770, young laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 9.74g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 893; S.3774), hairline to cheek, otherwise with a flashy lustre and hints of red, extremely fine or near so; another, 1771, as before, edge plain, 9.61g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 896; S.3774), pleasantly patinated, very fine; another, 1772, reading GEORIVS in error, as before, edge plain, 10.05g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 900; S.3774), lustrous, a really good very fine, rare; additionally, Farthings (3), 1773, as before, 4.98g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 911; S.3775), hints of red in original fields, extremely fine, albeit Britannia's portrait struck flat; another, 1773, as before, edge plain, 5.12g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 914; S.3775), patinated, very fine; lastly, 1774, as before, edge plain, 4.93g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 916; S.3775), corroded and evidently soil found, good to fair; additionally, Second (Soho) Issues (2), 'Cartwheel' Twopence, 1797, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, 54.89g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 1077; S.3776), some bagmarks and edge bruising, with uniform chocolate brown surfaces, a bolder very fine; also, 'Cartwheel' Penny, 1797, as before, 28.36g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 1132; S.3777), lightly contact marked, yet with a pleasing lustre, extremely fine or near so; then, Third (Soho) Issues (2), Halfpenny, 1799, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, edge centre engrailed, 12.69g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 1248; S.3778), lustrous and hints of red, extremely fine or better; another, Farthing, 1799, Soho, as before, edge centre engrailed, 6.27g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 1279; S.3779), lightly scratched to reverse, chocolate brown surfaces, very fine; lastly, Fourth (Soho) Issues (4), Penny, 1806, Soho, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, edge centre engrailed, 18.68g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 1342; S.3780), with a pleasing lustre to largely light brown surfaces, good extremely fine; and, Halfpenny, 1806, Soho, as before, edge centre engrailed, 9.55g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 1376; S.3781), wiped and with some contact marks, about very fine; and, Farthings (2), 1806, Soho, as before, edge centre engrailed, 4.64g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 1396; S.3782), wiped and lightly contact marked, very fine; another, 1807, Soho, as before, edge centre engrailed, 4.81g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 1399; S.3782), lustrous to dark chocolate surfaces, good very fine (14)

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)

All acquired privately, by April 1913



i) [1770 1/2d] - Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 7 February 1901 - £0.4.6



iii) [1772 - GEORIVS 1/2d] - Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 6 June 1901 - £1.0.0



iv) [1773 1/4d] - Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 7 February 1901 - £0.1.6

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