CNG 108, Lot: 1187. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. CU Proof Halfpenny (30mm, 12h). First issue. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1770. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and trident; Union shield to right; 1770 in exergue. Peck 895; SCBC 3774. In PCGS encapsulation, 610326.65/25397884, graded PR65RB.

From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.