Auction Catalogue

30 September 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Important British and World Coinsxx

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 3437

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30 September 2009

Estimate: £400–£500

Victoria (1837-1901), Young Head, Proof Third-Farthing, 1844, reads RE, edge plain, 1.59g/12h (BMC 1607; Cooke 1637; S 3952). Streak on reverse (cf. Cooke 1637), otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, extremely rare £400-500

Current opinion is that all pieces with the error RE legend are late proof strikings