Auction Catalogue

20 June 2006

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Numismatic Books

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 34

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20 June 2006

Hammer Price:
£350

Victoria (1837-1901), 1861, dies Gd, similar, but bust punch fully retouched, fine line scored above lc wyon, colon dots after d correctly aligned, rev. lcw below shield with flat perspective, 9.11g/12h (Gouby G; Satin 28; F –; Adams –; BMC –; S –). Several scratches on both sides, otherwise fine, extremely rare (£40-60)

For further observations on this obverse die, see Paul Holland, ‘An unusual pair of obverse die-linked bronze pennies dated 1860 and 1861’, BNJ 2001, pp.174-5