Auction Catalogue

11 February 2015

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens and Commemorative Medals

Lot

№ 451

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11 February 2015

Hammer Price:
Withdrawn

British West Africa, Elizabeth II, Tenth-of-a-Penny, 1956 (Vice 303; KM. 32). Virtually mint state with full original colour, extremely rare £400-500

Despite an apparent mintage of 2.4 million pieces, these coins are extremely rare. To quote David Vice ‘(This coin) did not circulate a great deal...Although (its) existence has long been known with a specimen in the Royal Mint Museum, it was not until 1974 that an example was first discovered by a collector’

Withdrawn