Triton XIX, Lot: 2753. Estimate $5000. Sold for $17000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IRELAND. George III. 1760-1820. Proof AV ‘Halfpenny’ (28mm, 16.72 g, 6h). Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1805. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned harp. Edge: plain. D&F 601; SCBC 6621. Proof, minor hairlines. Extremely rare off-metal strike in gold.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Stack’s (24 October 1985), lot 1175.