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British Commonwealth, Bermuda, George III (1760-1820), 1 penny 1793, copper.
(Object)
Language
English
Persons
George III (Georg III)
, king of Great Britain, 1738-1820
(issuer)
Droz, Jean-Pierre
, Coin and medal engraver at the Parisian mint, 1746-1823
(mintmaster, engraver)
Value
1 penny
Origin
London
, Bermuda: British royal mint, 1793
Other years/dates
Date on object:
1793
Physical description
30,7
(diameter)
mm
Weight:
12,96 g
Material:
copper:
Technique:
coined
Format:
Non digital + Digital, reformatted digital
Axis clock:
3
Conservation state:
Worn, Corrosion, Die crack obverse, Die crack reverse
Notes
Obverse description: Bust of king George III facing right.
Reverse description: Sailing ship with land on the right horizon and Bermuda across the top.
Line behind third mast is actually a die clashing and is the King's neckline from the obverse die smashing into the reverse die. Most specimens have this, suggesting the clash happened very early on in production.
Obverse legend: GEORGIVS III·D·G·REX· DROZ.F (''George III, king, by the grace of God'').
Reverse legend: BERMUDA 1793.
History: During the main production run, these dies got worn out extensively. You can see the die clash behind the third mast. The edge of the dies became increasingly cracked resulting in the flat areas on the edging. By the end of the dies lifespan, they were re-tooled by hand, resulting in a change of lettering to what is termed as "Fancy Lettering" by Mark Sportack. They were then struck for a while longer resulting in a set of these production coins having this changed lettering.
Literature
F. Pridmore, Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Volume 3 (Spink, 1975), 57.
Object type
Coin
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Location
Uppsala University Coin Cabinet
Universitetshuset, Biskopsgatan 3
Box 256
751 05 Uppsala
Identifiers (general)
urn:nbn:se:alvin:portal:record-352403
(nbn)
Identifiers (local)
104870
(Inventory number)
alvin-record:352403
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