1799 GB George III Halfpenny aUNC/UNC Shilling and to this day remains

and to this day remains a source of intense fascination

and the 25th anniversary of the Eddie Mabo Land Rights case

Finish: Mate Proof

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coins of this type are believed to have circulated in early colonial New South Wales during the Proclamation Period (1800–1813)

1799 GB George III Halfpenny aUNC/UNC Shilling and to this day remainsStruck in 1799 at Matthew Boultons Soho Mint, this copper issue features the laureate portrait of King George III engraved by Conrad Heinrich Kchler, paired with his classic seated Britannia reverse. Produced to alleviate Britains chronic small change shortages, Soho copper coins were widely exported and frequently travelled far beyond their place of origin. Importantly for Australian collectors, coins of this type are believed to have circulated in