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Auction 1  25 Sep 2018
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Lot 153

Estimate: 300 GBP
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Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Farthings (5), 1865 with 5 struck over 2, 1865 wider oval interiors to 8 in date, 1865 round interiors to 8 in date, 1865 with 5 over 3 in date, 1865 with 5 over 2 in date and wider 8, "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 1872A, 1873; Fr.513, 512; S.3958). A nice quintet of the 1865 CGS date varieties of the bronze Farthing, all with some to considerable lustre, all graded and slabbed by CGS UK as CGS 80, CGS 80, CGS 80, CGS UNC 82, CGS 80, respectively. (5)
CGS UK certification 37598 – FA.V1.1865.01 labelled 5 over 2.
30478 – FA.V1.1865.02 labelled Fat 8.
30479 - FA.V1.1865.03 labelled Thin 8.
21224 - FA.V1.1865.04 labelled 5 over 3.
30489 - FA.V1.1865.05 labelled 5/2. Fat 8.

Provenance:
Second coin Ex The Finchampstead Collection, London Coins Auction 152, 5th March 2016, lot 2266.
Third coin Ex The Finchampstead Collection, London Coins Auction 152, 5th March 2016, lot 2267, at that time this was the joint finest available on the CGS database along with two other examples.
Fifth coin Ex The Finchampstead Collection, London Coins Auction 152, 5th March 2016, lot 2264; this coin apparently previously from an NGC MS65BN holder.

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