PF63 BN | George III (1760-1820), bronzed proof copper Twopence, 1805, struck by W. J. Taylor after Soho and C. H. Küchler, laureate and draped bust right, raised K on shoulder for engraver Küchler, legend and beaded border surrounding, GEORGIUS III. D: G. REX., rev. Britannia seated left on rock with trident and shield, holding olive branch, ship sailing right to left, SOHO raised on rock below, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM, 56.90g (Peck 1313). An impressive large size copper proof, graded by NGC as PF63 BN.

NGC Certification 6318992-013

The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George III by the Grace of God, King" continuing on the reverse as "of all the Britain's."

The Victorian coin dealer William Joseph Taylor (1802-85) trading in London from 1829, purchased many dies at the Soho Mint sale by Fuller and Horsey in April-May 1850, the Mint having closed in 1848. Having restored many of the dies Taylor pressed them back into service producing restrikes of Soho coins for collectors as well as repairing some of the more broken dies to make some new designs of his own. C Wilson Peck attempted to class the Restrikes separately from the original Soho pieces in his publication, and these 1805 Halfpennies are known to have been stored in these colour coded paper wrappings. Appendix 10 of Peck's book gives a transcript of one consignment of such restrikes including 23 1805 Halfpennies from 70 Red Lion Street on 29th June 1880.

Provenance:
Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, August 2003, item MC2046.

Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500