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Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 287

Trio of Proof Soho Coinage | Ireland, George III (1760-1820), Soho Coinage, Proof Halfpenny, 1805, laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned harp, edge plain, 9.35g, 6h, (DF 597; S.6621), excess metal to reverse rim and hairline die flaw, a lovely chocolate brown patina across brilliant surfaces, with reddish-golden hues in recesses, much as struck; and Soho Coinage, Proof Farthings (2), 1806, laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned harp, centre milled edges, 4.19g, 6h; 4.39g, 6h, (DF 603; S.6622), a few areas of green deposit, otherwise a red brown tone throughout, glossy surfaces, extremely fine; and the second with a few areas of dullness in the reverse fields, otherwise a rich red brown tone throughout, glossy surfaces, extremely fine, much as struck (3)

Provenance

The John Noel Simpson Collection of English, Irish and Hiberno-Norse Coins



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