Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 612
Victoria (1837-1901), New 'Bronze' Coinage, Pennies (6), 1863, bun head left, rev. Britannia seated right, plain edge, 9.30g, 12h (BMC [Peck] 1655; S.3954 [6+G]), some minor carbonisation spots to otherwise handsomely mint red surfaces, much as struck; Penny, 1874, as before, plain edge, 9.34g, 12h (BMC [Peck] 1691; S.3954 [7+H]), couple of marks to reverse, otherwise pleasingly red to obverse, nearing uncirculated; Penny, 1874 H, Heaton Mint, as before, plain edge, 9.45g, 12h (BMC [Peck] 1694; S.3955 [6+H]), light scattering of marks, lustrous, good extremely fine; another, Penny, 1882 H, Heaton Mint, as before, plain edge, 9.28g, 12h (BMC [Peck] 1729; S.3954), lustrous, extremely fine; also, Penny, 1890, as before, plain edge, 9.25g, 12h (BMC [Peck] 1742; S.3954), speckled toning spots to obverse, otherwise lustrous and mostly mint red, much as struck; lastly, 'Old Head' Issue, Penny, 1896, old head left, rev. Britannia seated right, plain edge, 9.44g, 12h (BMC [Peck] 1942; S.3961), lustrous and fully mint red, much as struck (6)
Provenance
The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)
All acquired privately, mostly from general circulation, by April 1913
1863 1d) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 5 January 1900 - £0.1.0
1882 H 1d) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 22 January 1900 - £0.1.0
1890 1d) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 22 January 1900 - £0.1.0
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Sold for
£2,400
Starting price
£5