The Collection of Victorian Bronze Pennies formed by the Late Laurie Bamford

Victoria (1837-1901), 1876[h], dies Lm, similar, 8.84g/12h (K; F 89 [dies 8+K; Sale, lot 56]; Adams 265, 267; BMC 1708; S 3955). Mediocre but interesting without the apparent h (£10-20)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Victorian Bronze Pennies formed by the Late Laurie Bamford.

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Provenance:
Croydon Coin Auctions, February 1990, lot 109.

Although Royal Mint output figures for 1876 record that bronze coin to the face value of £56 was struck in that year, no coins dated 1876 without an unequivocal h are believed extant. Michael Gouby kindly advises that Laurie Bamford believed that the apparent omission of the h on this coin was due to a filled die