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Auction: 3011 - The Colin Adams Collection of British Pennies, Foreign Coins & Medals
Lot: 81

George IV, Copper Proof Penny, 1826, laureate head facing left, date below rosette either side, toothed border both sides, georgius iv dei gratia rev.struck en medaille, Britannia seated right with shield and trident, thin raised line down arms of the saltire, emblems below in exergue, britanniar: rex fid: def: (Peck ---- Rev. B, page 395; S.3823), unrecorded with copper finish for this reverse,bronze toned, a hint of lustre in legend, some lustre with a dark tone, mint state and extremely rare Estimate £ 300-400 Croydon Coin Auction, 18 February 1997, lot 146

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