Victoria. 1837-1901. Pattern copper penny. 9.49 gm. 30 mm. (146.5 grains) 1.75 mm thick. By J. Moore. 1860. Victoria, laureate head left; beaded inner circle; VICTORIA QUEEN around, 1860 below / Britannia in flowing robes seated left on a rock; beaded inner circle; GREAT BRITAIN ONE PENNY around above and below. Peck 2110 (R). F. 837 (R16, 51-100 population). Extremely Fine; weakly struck on a thin flan (insufficient die pressure), a fascinating piece.The Frank Robinson Collection.Peck (pp 450ff) comments about the mid-19th century push for decimilization of British currency and the decimal patterns that resulted from this interest. Moore was a Birmingham die sinker who submitted various proposed designs should the change actually come about.