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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 312

Victoria, Bronze Proof Penny, 1895, low tide, old veiled bust facing left, t.b.raised below, toothed border both sides, victoria. dei. gra. britt. regina. fid. def. ind. imp. rev.Britannia seated right on rocks with shield and trident, low sea level, date below in exergue, one penny (Fr. 140 R19, dies 1+A; Peck 1940; S.3961A), attractively toned, with full underlying brilliance, as struck and of the highest rarity Estimate £ 1,000-1,500 C Wilson Peck, collection purchased in portions by Spink, 1964-8 Mrs E M H Norweb, Spink Auction 56, 19 November 1986, lot 1101 Noble Numismatics, 17 November 1999, lot 1112 With ticket from Daruma International Galleries, Tokyo

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