Conheça minha coleção em 3D
Galeria virtual
Country United Kingdom
King: George III (1760-1820)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Year: 1797 (2nd issue)
Value: 1 Penny = 1/12 Shilling (1/240)
Currency: Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Composition: Copper
Grade: F15 (Damages: Shocks on Edge)
Weight: 28 g
Diameter: 35.5 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Mintage: 8,601,600
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized: 12-31-1869
References: KM# 618, Sp# 3777
Obverse:
Laureate and draped portrait of King George III right, legend around on raised rim.
Lettering: GEORGIUS III · D:G · REX.
Translation: George the Third by the Grace of God King
Engraver: Conrad Heinrich Küchler
Revers:
Seated figure of Britannia left, with trident and shield in left hand, olive branch in right hand, sea behind with ship on left, legend above and date below on raised rim.
Lettering:
BRITANNIA.
1797
Engraver: Conrad Heinrich Küchler
Edge: Plain
Comments:
The first base metal regal pennies to circulate in Britain, these pieces were produced by Matthew Bouton using a steam powered press at the Soho mint in Birmingham in 1797.
From 1770 until the end of the 18th century the practice of melting down the official copper coins and making lightweight forgeries had become so widespread that it prompted industrialist Matthew Boulton to offer a potential solution. He proposed that each coin should actually be made to contain its value in copper (one ounce avoirdupois), that the quality should be improved by using a retaining collar during striking (to give a perfectly round coin) and by designing the coins with thick raised borders to prevent them wearing so easily.
This type was struck in copper by Boulton for several years after 1797 with no change in date, along with some later strikes in a variety of metals. Further restrikes were produced by W.J. Taylor when he bought the dies in 1848; the chief way these later issues can be distinguished is by marks resulting from die corrosion.
Referência : KM# 618
Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces9...
Coleção : George III - King of Great Britain & Ireland (1760-1820) Coinage