Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 7 21 Sep 2022
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MS65 RB | Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Penny, 1863, thicker flan, laureate and draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, rev. Britannia seated facing right on rocks with shield and trident, lighthouse to her left, ship sailing away to her right, denomination ONE PENNY either side round, date in exergue, weight 9.82g (Peck 1655; Fr.42 dies 6+G; Satin 45; S.3954). A lightly toned example with some residual mint lustre, graded by NGC as MS65 RB and unusual.
NGC Certification 6321673-005.
Calendar Year Mintage 28,063,000.
The Latin legend translates as "Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith".
Provenance:
Ex Mark Rasmussen, Numismatist, list 9, Spring 2006, item C14 (£200)
Ex James Workman Collection, Part II, Colin Cooke Coins (Manchester) 17th. November 2010, lot 27 as "very obviously thicker".
Estimate: £600-800
NGC Certification 6321673-005.
Calendar Year Mintage 28,063,000.
The Latin legend translates as "Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith".
Provenance:
Ex Mark Rasmussen, Numismatist, list 9, Spring 2006, item C14 (£200)
Ex James Workman Collection, Part II, Colin Cooke Coins (Manchester) 17th. November 2010, lot 27 as "very obviously thicker".
Estimate: £600-800