Auction Catalogue

17 December 2007

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Celtic, British and World Coins, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 156

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17 December 2007

Hammer Price:
£880

Victoria (1837-1901), Penny, 1860, dies Fd, lc wyon below truncation, leaf midribs raised, rev. lcw below shield, e of penny over p, 9.37g/12h (Gouby – [NA in forthcoming edition]; Bamford 22; F – [dies 4+D]; BMC –; S –). Mottled surface, otherwise good fine and superior to the Bamford specimen which was believed to be the only example known (£600-800)

The Bamford specimen sold for £950