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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 262

Victoria, Bronze Proof Penny, 1875H, Heaton Mint, laureate and draped bust facing left, hair tied in bun, with close thicker ties, wreath of 17 leaves, leaf veins raised, 6 berries, no signature, toothed border and thin linear circle both sides, victoria d:g: britt: reg: f: d: rev. larger Britannia seated right on rocks with shield and trident, date and H below in exergue, lighthouse to left, ship sailing to right, sea does not meet linear circle, one penny (Fr. 86 R19, dies 8+J; Peck 1706; S.3955), perhaps once lightly cleaned on obverse, now attractively toned, as struck and extremely rare Estimate £ 1,000-1,500

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