Content:

• Obverse: Portrait of King George III facing right.

• Reverse: Seated Britannia holding a trident and olive branch, a symbol of maritime strength and peace.

• Metal: Copper.

• Historical Note: The halfpenny of 1774 circulated widely during a time of rising tensions with the American colonies, just one year before the outbreak of the American Revolution.

Collector’s Insight:
Finding such an early coin in storage more than 250 years later offers a tangible connection to one of Britain’s most eventful centuries.