Great Britain: George IV Half-Farthing 1828,...

Description

George IV Half-Farthing 1828, S3826, helmet intrudes legend, MS63 BN NGC, a fairly rare diminutive type made in just two years (1828 and 1830), the intended use being for tax revenues on Ceylon, a humid place where few gentlemen collectors saved the local coinage for posterity, accounting for the difficulty of finding a nice specimen today, and here is one of the best seen by this cataloguer in years: Choice UNC, gleaming medium chocolate brown luster accented by little flashes of reddish color, the strike on each side is generally so bold (with deep rims) as to be medallic in nature, and the surfaces are essentially mark free except at the microscopic level although they are ever so slightly porous, which must account for the "63" grade given, although the coin looks like a Gem to the naked eye. A few tiny die breaks may be seen. Several letters of the legends are slightly blundered. Most interesting of all, the king's title of "IV" shows a definite "S" beneath the "I" - nowhere noted as existing, so this may be a really rare variety as well as a most desirable example of the coinage.
From the Exeter College Collection

Metal: Copper
Weight: 4.4g
Mintage: 2,365,000

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