Patina Collection of Retrospective Patterns & Proofs
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Lot 2118 Session 7 (11.30am Wednesday) Patina Collection of Retrospective Patterns & Proofs
Estimate $200
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SOLD $230
IRELAND, George III (1760-1820), retrospective pattern crowns, dated 1808, obv. portrait of King George III by Kuchler to right, around GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX., initials C.H.K. on truncation, rev. crowned shield with date below 1808, above HIBERNIA, L X at sides, plain edge, approx 41mm diameter, struck in 6 metals, nickel silver, copper, bronzed copper, aluminium, golden alloy, pewter, with descriptive tickets. Uncirculated. (70 pcs)
Produced in limited edition quantities by INA Ltd in Birmingham UK (near the site of Boulton's Soho Mint) in 2008 to illustrate the potential which had existed for the creation of a larger series of crown-sized coins featuring Kuchler's iconic portrait of George III, for Britain and the colonies.
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