George I 1717 Silver Proof Farthing – GEF – Rare

George I (1714-1727), silver Proof Farthing, 1717, ‘Dump’ issue, struck on a thick flan, rev. struck en médaille, edge plain. Obv. Laureate and cuirassed bust facing right. Rev. Britannia seated facing left, date in exergue. 6.82g, die axis 12h (Peck 785). Small mark by chin under magnification, nonetheless a sumptuous coin, lightly toned over brilliant fields, the portrait bold and well struck up, a desirable coin and seldom seen, especially so in this condition. Good extremely fine and rare.

With old Spink ticket.

Provenance
Ex. The Chichester Collection of Farthings,
Ex. Baldwin Auction 99, 04/05/2016, Lot 1044
Ex. Spink Numismatic Circular, February 2007, item MC3237, illustrated on front cover.