BRITISH COINS.AN OLD COLLECTION OF BRITISH FARTHINGS. Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Copper Farthing, 1847, young head left, w.w. on truncation, date below, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev Britannia seated right, emblems below in exergue, BRITANNIAR: REG FID: DEF:, edge plain (Peck -; cf S 3950). Dark even tone, one or two small obverse hairlines, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare.
ex Colin Cooke collection, 12 May 2006, lot 212
Estimate: £1500-2000