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Auction 1  25 Sep 2018
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Lot 149

Estimate: 350 GBP
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Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Farthings (7), 1862 five berry obverse, small 8, 1862 with 8 over 8, 1862 with close 62, 1862 with small 8 over a larger lower 8, 1862 large 6 with close 2, 1862 with 86 over 86, 1862 with 8 over 8 and 6 over 6, "bun" type laureate and draped bust left, rev. Britannia seated right on rock with trident and shield, lighthouse to left, ship to right, date in exergue (Peck 1865; Fr.507; S.3958). A nice septet of the 1862 CGS date varieties of the bronze Farthing, all bar one with considerable lustre, all graded and slabbed by CGS UK as CGS UNC 88, CGS UNC 80, CGS VG 15, CGS 85, CGS 80, CGS 80, CGS 80 respectively. (7)
CGS UK certification 6436 – FA.V1.1862.01 labelled small 8. 23280 – FA.V1.1862.04 labelled thin 8, 8/8.
21238 - FA.V1.1862.05 labelled Sm.8. Cls.2.
29001 - FA.V1.1862.06 labelled Sm.8/Lg.8.
31793 - FA.V1.1862.07 labelled Lg.6. Cls.2.
31795 - FA.V1.1862.09 labelled 8 over 8.
33998 - FA.V1.1862.10 labelled 8/8.6/6.

Provenance:
First coin Ex Lockdales Auction 103, 18th May 2013, lot 1134.
Second coin was previously encapsulated by NGC and apparently graded MS65RB.
Third coin Ex The Finchampstead Collection, London Coins Auction 152, 5th March 2016, lot 2339 part.
Fourth coin Ex Croydon Coin Auction 194, lot 45.
Other coins and fourth coin also Ex The Finchampstead Collection, London Coins Auction 152, 5th March 2016, lot 2339 part.

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