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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 264

Victoria, Bronze Proof Penny, 1876H, Heaton Mint, wide date, 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. 88 R19, dies 8+J; Peck ----; S.3955), a superb specimen, brilliant, mint state and of the highest rarity, unknown to Peck Estimate £ 1,000-1,500

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