Details
Proof Farthing, 1799 (late Soho), by Kuchler, struck in gilt copper, small laureate, draped bust right, brooch of six jewels, raised dot on truncation, date below, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, short flaw attached to G of GRATIA, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted, Britannia seated left on rock, olive branch of eight leaves in right hand, trident in left, shield behind, raised dot on rock to right, ship to left sailing right, BRITANNIA above, 1.FARTHING. below between cinquefoils, loop of R blocked, edge grained (P.1269 KF7), some light marks, practically as struck, rare
Provenance
Spink Australia, 11 March 1982, lot 257 (part)