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Auction 197 12 Oct 2021
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British Coins from the Collection of Ian Sawden
Victoria (1837-1901), Pattern Halfpenny, 1860 [struck c. 1887], unsigned [probably by L.C. Lauer for 'A. Weyl'], in copper, young head left, rev. cruciform shields with roses, thistle and shamrock in angles, united kingdom and greater britain around, halfpenny below, edge plain, 5.41g/12h (Pearce, BNJ 2011, p.195, this coin; F 886, most likely this coin; BMC 2154, most likely this coin). Light carbon specks by rims and some rubbing in field in front of Queen's nose, otherwise brilliant with attractive rainbow patina, perhaps the only known specimen £900-£1,200
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Provenance: J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part III, Sotheby Auction, 15-19 March 1904, lot 676 (part); Baldwin vault; Baldwin Auction 68, 28 September 2010, lot 3649
Victoria (1837-1901), Pattern Halfpenny, 1860 [struck c. 1887], unsigned [probably by L.C. Lauer for 'A. Weyl'], in copper, young head left, rev. cruciform shields with roses, thistle and shamrock in angles, united kingdom and greater britain around, halfpenny below, edge plain, 5.41g/12h (Pearce, BNJ 2011, p.195, this coin; F 886, most likely this coin; BMC 2154, most likely this coin). Light carbon specks by rims and some rubbing in field in front of Queen's nose, otherwise brilliant with attractive rainbow patina, perhaps the only known specimen £900-£1,200
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Provenance: J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part III, Sotheby Auction, 15-19 March 1904, lot 676 (part); Baldwin vault; Baldwin Auction 68, 28 September 2010, lot 3649