Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 2676. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IRELAND. George III. 1760-1820. Æ Gilt Proof Halfpenny (8.80 g, 6h). Soho issue. Dated 1805. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; K below bust / Crowned harp left; 1805 in exergue. Cf. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen) 465 (copper); SCBC 6621. Superb EF, minor hairlines. Includes original issue case. Extremely rare.