Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2020 NYINC Auction 17-18 Jan 2020
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1) Penny. PCGS PROOF-66 Brown Gold Shield. KM-23. Single finest certified of the "Brown" designation only surpassed by a single example designated "Red Brown" on the PCGS population report.
2) 1/2 Penny. PCGS PROOF-66 Brown Gold Shield. KM-22. Single finest certified of the "Brown" designation only surpassed by a single example designated "Red" on the PCGS population report.
According the famed British Colonial collector and author Jerome Remick, the proof coins from 1916 to 1954 exist for most years but were struck in very limited quantities and usually distributed "per favour".
From the Fenton Collection.
Estimate: $12000.00- $16000.00