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Latest revision as of 12:41, 11 February 2026
This specimen was lot 1170 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$910 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GROSSBRITANNIEN, koenigreich. George I. 1714-1727. 1/2 Penny 1718, London. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. FDC. NGC MS63 BN. (kingdom of Great Britain, George I, 1714-27, half penny of 1718, London mint. Rare in this condition, Uncirculated.)"
The type is listed for 1717-19 and was the first half penny issued since 1701, none being minted during Anne's reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, this specimen 9.69 g.
Catalog reference: KM 549, Spink 3659.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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