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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 282

Victoria, Bronze Proof 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. 109 R19, dies 11+M; Peck 1725; S.3954), a little spotted at date, brilliant, practically as struck and extremely rare Estimate £ 800-1,200 Stacks, New York, 6 November 1996, lot 1298

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