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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 12

George III, Pattern Penny, 1797, late Soho, struck in bronzed copper on a thin flan, large undraped bust facing right, wreath of 10 leaves and 5 berries, lowest berry flawed, tie ribands at rear with long hair of different style, K.: on shoulder, within broad raised rim with large incuse legend with die flaws, georgius iii . d : g . rex. rev.struck en medaille, Britannia seated to left on globe, trident in right hand, left hand on top of shield holding olive branch, K. raised below shield, striated helmet plume, faintly struck ship sailing each side, date in exergue within broad raised rim with small incuse legend, two olive branches tied with looped riband, soho. incuse, britannia (Peck 1100 KP9 ER), practically as struck and extremely rare Estimate £ 400-500 Herman Selig Collection part II, Spink Auction 131, 2nd March 1999, lot 1280

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