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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 223

Victoria, Bronze Proof Penny, 1861, laureate and draped bust facing left, hair tied in bun, finer hair strands at nape of neck, wreath of 16 leaves, leaf veins raised, no signature, toothed border and thin linear circle both sides, victoria d:g: britt: reg: f: d: rev. Britannia seated right on rocks with convex shield and trident, no signature, date below in exergue, bell-topped lighthouse to left, no rock to left, sea crosses linear circle, ship sailing to right, one penny (Fr. 37 R17, dies 6+G; Peck 1649; S.3954), attractively toned, with underlying lustre, a couple of tiny spots otherwise as struck and extremely rare Estimate £ 1,000-1,500

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