Proof Halfpenny, 1770, by Kuchler, struck in copper, en medaille, first laureate, cuirassed bust right, GEOGIVS. III. REX. toothed border, struck a little off centre, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, laurel branch in right hand, trident in left, shield to right, date in exergue, BRITANNIA. edge plain (P.895; S.3774), practically as struck, toned, very rare

Details

Proof Halfpenny, 1770, by Kuchler, struck in copper, en medaille, first laureate, cuirassed bust right, GEOGIVS. III. REX. toothed border, struck a little off centre, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, laurel branch in right hand, trident in left, shield to right, date in exergue, BRITANNIA. edge plain (P.895; S.3774), practically as struck, toned, very rare

Provenance

V M Brand, dispersed post mortem from 1932
Mrs E M H Norweb, Spink Auction 56, 19 November 1986, lot 1040