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Session Seven - Wednesday, February 15th 10:00 am PST
2972
Great Britain. ' Evasion' Halfpenny, 1771
. S. 3774 type.
George III. Obverse, copy of the bust of King as depicted on
current coin. Reverse, stylised Britannia. This is the rare ' thick
neck' variety, and although more crudely made than the official
coinage which it mimics, this piece is in mint state, with original
luster. Unusually nice and very rare.
Uncirculated
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$150 - 200
2973
Great Britain. ' Evasion' Halfpenny, 1771
. S.3774 type.
George III. High grade.
Almost Uncirculated to Uncircu-
lated
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$120 - 140
2974
Great Britain. Farthing, 1773
. S.3775; KM-602. George III.
Luareate head right. Trace of mint luster.
About Uncirculated
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$125 - 150
2975
Great Britain. Shilling, 1787
. S.3743; ESC-1216; KM-607.1.
George III. No hearts. Obverse, ornate laureate draped bust of
king right. Reverse; Shields of arms with crowns in angles. A
memorably attractive mint state coin.
NGC graded MS-62.
WINGS APPROVED
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$125 - 150
2976
Great Britain. Sixpence, 1787
. S.3748; ESC-1626; KM-
606.1. No hearts. George III. A beautiful mint state coin with
sharp detail.
NGC graded MS-63.
WINGS APPROVED
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$125 - 150
2977
Great Britain. Token Halfpenny, 1793
. D&H-41. Yorkshire -
Brownbill' s. Edge: PAYABLE AT H. BROWBILL. Rare.
NGC
graded MS-61 Brown
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$125 - 150
2978
Great Britain. Dollar, ND
. S.3765; ESC-129; KM-634. George
III. Oval countermark with head of George III on a 1795 Mexico
City 8 Reales. Attractive golden tone.
NGC graded MS-63
.
Estimate Value ................................................ $2,000 - 2,500
2979
Great Britain. Dollar, ND (1797-1799)
. S.3765A; KM-638.
George III. Oval countermarked dollar. Struck on a 1794 Lima,
Peru 8 Reales of Charles IV of Spain. Obverse, small oval por-
trait of George III struck over portrait of Spanish monarch.
Reverse; Crowned shield of arms with LIMAE monogram in leg-
end. An unusually well struck example of this ' emergency issue'
coin. Practically mint state and very rare thus.
NGC graded
AU-58.
WINGS APPROVED
.
Estimate Value ................................................ $1,000 - 1,200
* During the war with Napoleonic France, at the turn of the
18th/19th centuries there was a shortage of silver coinage in
England. No Crown pieces had been issued for George III and
he had occupied the throne since 1760. As an emergency mea-
sure Spanish ' Dollars' were put into circulation for a short
period after being countermarked in order for them to become
currency. It was not until 1816 that the regular coining of Crown
pieces was resumed, when the Royal Mint was moved from its
old base in the Tower of London to a new site on Tower Hill,
London.
2980
Great Britain. 2 Pence, 1797
. S.3776; KM-619; Peck 1068.
Bronzed Proof. Obverse portrait of king by Kuchler. Reverse; Bri-
tannia left with olive branch, date below. A lovely mint state
dark chocolate specimen. Seldom seen nicer. A very crisp exam-
ple of what was to remain a denomination issued only in one
year, and for a long time Britain' s largest coin.
NGC graded
Proof 63 Brown.
WINGS APPROVED
.
Estimate Value ................................................ $1,600 - 1,800