Victoria. 1837-1901. Copper halfpence. 9.27 gm. 27 mm. 1859 (the 5 is clearly overstruck on a 5; unlisted variety). Her young bust left; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA around, 1859 (5/5) below / Britannia seated right; BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF: around; rose, thistle and shamrock in exergue (Reverse B with dots). S. 3949. Peck 1549 variety. Evenly toned good Extremely Fine on fresh underlying surfaces; minor marks; spike die break under chin; heretofore unrecorded and rare.

The Frank Robinson Collection.

Peck lists "1859 Altered date; 9 over 8" and rates it [R]. This overdate is not noted in Peck nor do the current catalogs, Spink, CMV or Coin Yearbook note it.