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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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Victoria copper Proof Pattern Decimal Penny 1859 PR65 Brown PCGS, Peck-1993. Obv. Diademed head left. Rev. Una standing left, holding scepter and orb; behind, English lion standing left. The famed 'Una and the Lion' design from the rare five Pounds piece is represented here in smaller form, but the same degree of beauty. A pattern piece never adopted for circulation, this particular type is listed by Peck as "extremely rare," and offers tremendous eye-appeal to the viewer. Extremely lustrous fields and sharply struck devices exhibit a rich reddish-brown hue, while augmented by hints of cobalt and burgundy. A type almost never seen at market, this example presents an important opportunity to the advanced collector of British coppers.
Ex. Dr. Alfred R. Globus Collection (Stack's, March 2006, lot 224)
Estimate: 10000-12000 USD
Victoria copper Proof Pattern Decimal Penny 1859 PR65 Brown PCGS, Peck-1993. Obv. Diademed head left. Rev. Una standing left, holding scepter and orb; behind, English lion standing left. The famed 'Una and the Lion' design from the rare five Pounds piece is represented here in smaller form, but the same degree of beauty. A pattern piece never adopted for circulation, this particular type is listed by Peck as "extremely rare," and offers tremendous eye-appeal to the viewer. Extremely lustrous fields and sharply struck devices exhibit a rich reddish-brown hue, while augmented by hints of cobalt and burgundy. A type almost never seen at market, this example presents an important opportunity to the advanced collector of British coppers.
Ex. Dr. Alfred R. Globus Collection (Stack's, March 2006, lot 224)
Estimate: 10000-12000 USD