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KM38849

George III 1806 copper gilt proof Penny, late Soho Mint, PF63

Regular price £1,250
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George III (1760-1820), gilt copper Proof Penny, Soho Mint Birmingham, late period, laureate and draped bust right, raised K:. on truncation for engraver Conrad Heinrich Kuchler, date below, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, GEORGIUS III. D: G. REX. rev. struck en medaille, Britannia seated left on rock, holding olive branch and trident with shield, raised K to left on ground to left of shield, SOHO raised on rock to right, ship sailing right to left of Britannia, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIA, edge grained (Peck 1325 KP31; S.3780). A few tiny marks, toned, practically as struck, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as PF63.

NGC Certification 8222422-006.

The Latin legend translates as "George III by the grace of God, King" and on the reverse "of all the Britons."

These special presentation proofs were struck in gilt copper at Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint Manufactory in Birmingham using the steam presses invented by James Watt. Boulton and Watt appear together on the reverse of the current UK £50 banknote.

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