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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 240

Victoria, Bronzed Proof Penny, 1867, laureate and draped bust facing left, hair tied in bun, finer hair strands at nape of neck, wreath of 16 leaves, leaf veins raised, no signature, toothed border and thin linear circle both sides, victoria d:g: britt: reg: f: d: rev. 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. 54 R18, dies 6+G; Peck 1680; S.3954), tiny black spot on obverse, otherwise attractively toned, mint state and extremely rare Estimate £ 1,000-1,500 Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1994, item 8160

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£1,250