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Victoria (1837-1901), Penny, 1872, 9.83g (F 62; BMC 1688; S 3954). A reverse brockage, extremely fine with original colour and proof-like fields, very rare; one of the most attractive modern brockages the cataloguer has seen and obviously a piece of full weight that was put aside at the time of striking £800-1,000

Provenance: DNW Auction 122, 2 April 2014, lot 515