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№ 2119 x

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18 September 2015

Hammer Price:
£2,800

Barbados, ST JAMES, Sir Philip Gibbes, Restrike Proof Penny, 1792, in silver, edge plain, 32mm, 13.98g/12h (Lyall 83; Prid. 23A; KM. Tn10a). Usual die flaw on reverse, some scuffing and nicks in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine and toned, very rare £1,000-1,500

Provenance: R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction 78 (Los Angeles), 13-14 June 1975, lot 49; E. Roehrs Collection, DNW Auction 95, 14 February 2012, lot 1038 [from I. Rudman 1981].

Slabbed in NGC holder, graded PF 61