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Auction: 14007 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 929

Elizabeth II (1952- ), Penny, 1953, mule, laureate bust right, a of elizabeth points to a gap, i of elizabeth and of dei points to a bead, beaded border, rev. Britannia seated right, double exergual line, toothed border (F.-; Gouby C+a; Peck- ; S.-), The finish on this coin could either be from sand blasted dies or it was applied after striking (cf article mentioned in the footnote). Traces of lustre around the legend, some spots in fields, tiny mark on edge above g on obverse, little spot of verdigris above o on reverse, extremely fine, excessively rare

provenance:
Bt. Ian Robinson, 2003
Bt. Malcolm Gilbert, 2003
Bt. Michael Gouby
E. M. Brehm
SNC, Volume XCIII, Number 3, April 1985, 2308. Catalogued as Probably from sand blasted dies. Extremely rare. Extremely fine.

This coin was the subject to an article by E.M. Brehm in the Spink Numismatic Circular, Volume XCIV, Number 5, June 1986, p.148.

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Sold for
£2,700