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Auction: 7030 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Comm Medals
Lot: 324

x Victoria, bronzed Proof Penny, 1874 H, older head, dies 7+H (F.74; G.-; P.1698; S.-), minor cabinet friction and light surface marks, uneven lustre, otherwise virtually as struck, very rare Estimate £ 700-900 With a letter from C Wilson Peck dated 3 May 1963. ´´Many thanks for your letter and the 1874H proof 1d. I return it herewith. Your coin is exactly as I expected it to be. It is, I think, the fourth that I have actually examined & is identical, even in tone, with mine. I think I mentioned that this particular proof is not quite, shall we say, so ´´proofy´´ as most of the others in this series. I wonder if the fact that it was the first of the Birmingham proofs to be issued has anything to do with it? It certainly shows the characteristic flat mirror-like field, although this is not so obvious on either your piece or mine, because both pieces have a slight tacky ´´skin´´ on their surfaces. I think you will know what I mean by this; it is peculiar to copper & bronze. Anyway - my verdict, for what it is worth, is that your piece is a proof.´´

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