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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 281

Victoria, Bronze Penny, 1881H, Heaton Mint, laureate and draped bust facing left, hair tied in bun, with close thicker ties, nose more hooked, wreath of 15 leaves, leaf veins raised, 4 berries, no signature, toothed border and thin linear circle both sides, weak on obverse, victoria d:g: britt: reg: f: d: rev.larger Britannia seated right on rocks with shield and trident, shield heraldically coloured, date and H below in exergue, lighthouse to left, ship sailing to right, sea does not meet linear circle, one penny (Fr. 108 R5, dies 11+M; Peck 1724; Gouby H; S.3955), streak of tone in hair, nearly full lustre, uncirculated and scarce Estimate £ 200-300

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