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Auction: 6009 - The Jerry Remick Collection of Colonial & British Comm Coins Part 1 Aus & Asia
Lot: 231

x Ceylon, Edward VII, proof or pattern AE 5 Cents, 1904, crowned bust right, rev. palm tree dividing value, as the reverse of the 5 Cents of Victoria (KM.Pn8; Pr.184), brilliant, some lustre and colourful tone, faint marks in obverse field, otherwise nearly FDC; exceedingly rare, a most desirable piece Estimate £ 2,000-3,000With note by Remick: ´V.Rare. Purchased…2 June 1978. Only 2 in private hands – mine and Dick Ford. A few in museums.´

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£10,500