Lot 666
666
Gold Coast, George III (1760-1820), pattern Half-ackey, 1818, arms of the African Company with supporters, rev. laureate bust of George III right, ½ ACKëY TRADE below, GEORGIUS III D·G·BRITANIAR·REX F·D· 1818; different bust, legend variety, struck on a broad, thin flan, 6.80g., 26.5 mm. (KM.Pn9; Vice FT14), toned, brilliant, virtually mint state, exceedingly rare
Gold Coast, George III (1760-1820), pattern Half-ackey, 1818, arms of the African Company with supporters, rev. laureate bust of George III right, ½ ACKëY TRADE below, GEORGIUS III D·G·BRITANIAR·REX F·D· 1818; different bust, legend variety, struck on a broad, thin flan, 6.80g., 26.5 mm. (KM.Pn9; Vice FT14), toned, brilliant, virtually mint state, exceedingly rare

Details
Gold Coast, George III (1760-1820), pattern Half-ackey, 1818, arms of the African Company with supporters, rev. laureate bust of George III right, ½ ACKëY TRADE below, GEORGIUS III D·G·BRITANIAR·REX F·D· 1818; different bust, legend variety, struck on a broad, thin flan, 6.80g., 26.5 mm. (KM.Pn9; Vice FT14), toned, brilliant, virtually mint state, exceedingly rare
Provenance
R.J.Ford collection, Spink Auction 88, 14 October 1991, lot 153
H.M. Lingford collection, Glendining, 24-26 October 1950