Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 288
Ireland, George III (1760-1820), Soho Coinage, Pennies, 1805 (3), in copper, Soho, laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned harp, centre milled edges, 16.80g, 6h; 17.60g, 6h; 17.31g, 6h (S.6620), one lightly contact marked, about very fine, another pitted to the reverse and with staining to obverse, about very fine, the last lightly bagmarked, irregular tone, near very fine; and Halfpennies, 1805 (4), centre milled edges, similar, 8.51g, 6h; 8.20g, 6h; 8.66g, 6h; 8.63g, 6h (S.6621), one fine, another very fine, one with hints of red to light brown surfaces, with residual lustre, extremely fine, the last with faint contact marks, lustrous to dark brown surfaces; and Farthings (5), 1806, laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned harp, centre milled edges, 4.42g, 6h; 4.15g, 6h; 4.36g, 6h; 4.53g, 6h; 4.41g, 6h (S.6622), mostly with some verdigris, fine to very fine (12)
Provenance
The John Noel Simpson Collection of English, Irish and Hiberno-Norse Coins
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