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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 355

George V, Pattern Penny, 1933, by Andre Lavrillier, bare head facing left with finer features, l b.m on truncation, toothed border both sides, georgivs v dei gra: britt: omn: rex fid: def: ind: imp: rev. struck en medaille, . Britannia seated right on rocks with shield and trident, sea of continuous wavy lines, l raised on rock to left, date below in exergue, one penny (Fr. 786 R19; Peck 2284), full underlying lustre, lightly toned with spot of friction on cheek, as struck and one of only four specimens known, of the highest rarity and a very significant date Estimate £ 8,000-10,000 provenance Bought Baldwin, December 1999 Ilustrated on front cover

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