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[2212] Great Britain. Pattern copper Farthing, 1671

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[2212] Great Britain. Pattern copper Farthing, 1671
<Our item number 77629><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> Pattern copper Farthing, 1671.</B> Charles II. P-436. Listed by Peck among the &#34;official farthings,&#34; and in fact this is the pattern design most often seen, <I>in silver</I>, from this reign. Lower grade silver coins are easily found in England, VF and AEF pieces, but nicer silver ones are seldom found and must be considered very rare in choice condition. However, copper specimens are elusive, particularly this well preserved. Milk chocolate in color, with remnants of luster adhering among the letters, the surfaces emitting a lovely, glossy brown glow. Only tiny marks may be seen. There are some usual, light die-flaws but these are nothing. The king&#39;s portrait is especially appealing and well engraved. This beautiful coin is one of the Cheshire Collector&#39;s favorites, and we quote his comments and research here: &#34;This great rarity was produced before the beginning of the regular production of farthings in 1672. Farthings were not made available to the public until a week after the proclamation of 16 August 1672 and Peck concludes that we should regard this 1671 farthing as &#39;the final prototype of the current farthing, struck in anticipation of the proclamation&#39;. Listed by Peck as &#39;very scarce&#39; the piece is now seldom seen in any grade.&#34; <B>NGC graded MS-63 Brown.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,400-1,600. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 77629<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077629.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077629N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $5000 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. </P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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