CNG 94, Lot: 1974. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. Æ Twopence (41mm, 54.02 g, 6h). Restrike pattern proof issue. Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1805. Laureate, draped, and armored bust right / Britannia seated left, holding laurel branch and trident; shield at side. Peck 1315; SCBC –. Proof, iridescent brown surfaces, a few light marks and cabinet friction. Extremely rare.

From the James Fox Collection.