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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 358

Edward VIII (Jan-Dec 1936), Uniface Trial Pattern Penny, 1937, raised thick rim each side, model raised at centre, rev. Britannia seated right on rocks with shield and trident, lighthouse to left, date below in exergue, toothed border, one penny (Fr. 790 R19; Peck ----), some lustre, toned as struck and of the highest rarity Estimate £ 1,000-1,500 For further reading see "The Proposed Coinage of King Edward VIII" by G P Dyer Bought Baldwin, February 2000

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