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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 227

Victoria, Pattern Penny, 1862, struck in bronze, by T J Minton after W Theed, coronetted and draped bust facing left, hair tied in bun, no signature, toothed border and thin linear circle both sides, victoria d:g: britt: reg: f: d: rev.by Leonard Wyon, Britannia seated right on rocks with convex shield and trident, no signature, date below in exergue, bell-topped lighthouse to left, no rock to left, sea crosses linear circle, ship sailing to right, one penny (Fr. 771 R18; Peck 2059), 2 of date weak, a weak strike, full underlying lustre, toned, as struck and extremely rare Estimate £ 1,200-1,500 Dr Johnstone, collection purchased by Baldwin, Bought Baldwin December 2001

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