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The Joanna Tansley Collection of Patterns, Proofs and Coining Trials

Joanna Tansley

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№ 373

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28 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£390

Victoria (1837-1901), Smith on Decimal Currency, Restrike Pattern 2 Cents, 1846, by Marrian & Gausby, in silver, similar, edge plain, 12.49g/12h (BMC 2084; F 821; KM. PPn31). Obverse with extensive rust marks, reverse with minor surface marks and rim nicks, toned, extremely rare (£350-450)

Provenance:
M.J. Freeman Collection, Christie’s Auction, 23 October 1984, lot 264.

This reverse of this coin is illustrated on the dust jacket of the 1985 edition of Freeman’s book