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Proof Halfpenny, 1881, brooch at centre of neckline, edge plain, struck en médaille, 5.64gm (Freeman 345 [Sale, lot 137]; BMC –; SC 485). Brilliant mint state, most attractive, extremely rare (£400-500)

Coincraft SC catalogue £500. The Freeman example was stated in the auction catalogue to be ‘one of two known specimens’