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MDC Monnaies de Collection

Estimate €200
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Description
GREAT BRITAIN George III (1760–1820). Farthing (1/4 penny) 1799, Soho, Birmingham. Obverse: GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right; below (date). Reverse: BRITANNIA / * 1. FARTHING. *. Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident in her left hand above a shield bearing the kingdom’s coat of arms and raising a branch with her right hand; behind her, a seascape with a three-masted ship; beneath the shield, a cartouche inscribed SOHO. S.3779 - KM.646; Copper - 23 mm - 6 h Top Pop (4): this is the finest graded specimen! NGC MS 66 BN (2183762-005). Variant with three berries in the crown. In its struck condition, with all the details of the obverse die cracks visible. A brown patina covers the original red colour. Mint condition. * Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, implemented in national law from 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU are required to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot. * Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, successful bidders from within the EU will also be required to pay 5.5% VAT on this lot.
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Auction time 10/15/2026 at 9:30 AM
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