Pingo Proof Sixpence

Sale: Triton X, Lot: 1441. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AR Proof Sixpence (4.07 g, 12h). Louis Pingo, engraver. Dated 1787. GEORGIVS • III • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E • 1787 •, cruciform arms of Britain, France, Ireland (harp of six strings), and Hanover (with hearts); crowns in quarters. Border of dots, plain edge. Eimer, Pingo 86; Selig 1228; ESC 1640; SCBC 3749. Proof, minor hairlines.