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3 October 2019

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№ 893

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3 October 2019

Hammer Price:
£800

WORCESTERSHIRE, Lye, Thomas Wood & Co, Proof Penny, 1811, legend around value, rev. tree, edge centre-grained, 19.17g/12h (W – [dies of W 860]; cf. DNW 157, 1298). Trifling spots in centre of obverse, otherwise brilliant mint state with fully reflective surfaces, extremely rare £240-£300

Provenance: F.G. Lawrence Collection, Sotheby Auction, 2-4 May 1900, lot 377 (part)