Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 2 24 Sep 2019
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Very Rare Trio of Heaton Mint Specimen Strikes of 1876
Victoria (1837-1901), Specimen strike bronze Penny, Halfpenny, Farthing with normal 6, all dated 1876 with H below, Heaton Mint, laureate "bun" type bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, rev. Britannia seated right with trident and shield, ship sailing to right, lighthouse to left, date in exergue, H below, denomination of each coin above, weights 9.47g, 5.62g, 2.81g respectively (Peck 1708, 1816, 1894; Fr.89 dies 8+K, 329 dies 14+M; 534 dies 5+C; S.3955, 3957, 3959). A matching toned group with light Victorian lacquer both sides, a few tiny spots and marks on all coins, well struck with sharp rims, good extremely fine, practically as struck, very rare. (3)
Ralph Heaton and Sons of Birmingham were contracted to help the Mint meet targets of UK bronze coin output needed for circulation, and their production was marked with a raised H under the date. Specimen strikes like those herewith would have been produced for very important people who may have visited the Mint at the time.
Provenance:
Ex Joanna Tansley Collection of Patterns, Proofs and Coining Trials, Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 67, 28th September 2005, lot 369.
Victoria (1837-1901), Specimen strike bronze Penny, Halfpenny, Farthing with normal 6, all dated 1876 with H below, Heaton Mint, laureate "bun" type bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, rev. Britannia seated right with trident and shield, ship sailing to right, lighthouse to left, date in exergue, H below, denomination of each coin above, weights 9.47g, 5.62g, 2.81g respectively (Peck 1708, 1816, 1894; Fr.89 dies 8+K, 329 dies 14+M; 534 dies 5+C; S.3955, 3957, 3959). A matching toned group with light Victorian lacquer both sides, a few tiny spots and marks on all coins, well struck with sharp rims, good extremely fine, practically as struck, very rare. (3)
Ralph Heaton and Sons of Birmingham were contracted to help the Mint meet targets of UK bronze coin output needed for circulation, and their production was marked with a raised H under the date. Specimen strikes like those herewith would have been produced for very important people who may have visited the Mint at the time.
Provenance:
Ex Joanna Tansley Collection of Patterns, Proofs and Coining Trials, Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 67, 28th September 2005, lot 369.