Great Britain, Hanover. Victoria CU Halfpenny. Royal mint (Tower Hill), 1862. Dies by Leonard Charles Wyon. VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, laureate and draped bust to left / Denomination around, Britannia seated to right, holding trident and resting hand on shield emblazoned with union flag; ship to right on sea and lighthouse to left, die letter C to left of lighthouse, date in exergue. Freeman 288A; SCBC 3956; KM 748.2 var (toothed border). 5.67g, 25mm, 12h.
Near Mint State. Excessively Rare; Freeman suggests only 5 examples struck with rarity rating of R17. The finest to appear at auction.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.