Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Auctions    
Sale 31: The Pre-Long Beach Auction May 30 - June 1, 2005
             
Lot 2491

Great Britain. Pattern copper Halfpenny, 1795. George III. 
P-1051. So-called Light Bronzed finish. Very scarce. Classic Kuchler 
design with a smallish, cameo head of the king inside the 
soon-to-be-familiar raised wide rim, decorated with an incuse legend 
including "SOHO" proudly displayed beneath the bust. On the back, a 
youngish looking Britannia seated on a bare globe holding shield and 
spear, pointing west with an outreached arm. She sits within another 
wide rim, fashioned at its bottom into a cartouche suggestive of a 
ship's prow. 

Provenance: The Cheshire Collection.
Realized $750
             
Courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA. www.goldbergcoins.com