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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 301

Victoria, Bronze Penny, 1891, laureate and draped bust facing left, hair tied in bun, with close thicker ties, no curls at nape of neck, 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, larger lettering victoria d:g: britt: reg: f: d: rev.larger Britannia seated right on rocks with shield and thinner trident, shield heraldically coloured with different thickness crosses, date below in exergue, thinner lighthouse to left, ship sailing to right, sea meets linear circle, one penny (Fr. 132 R2, dies 12+N; Peck 1744; Gouby A; S.3954), attractively toned, with underlying lustre, light die flaw above head, uncirculated Estimate £ 60-100

Sold for
£60