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[3055] Great Britain. Proof copper Farthing, 1860

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:6,250.00 USD Estimated At:12,500.00 - 13,500.00 USD
[3055] Great Britain. Proof copper Farthing, 1860
<Our item number 77549><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> Proof copper Farthing, 1860.</B> Victoria Young Head. S-3950, super-rare final year of issue for the type &#40;Proof not listed&#41;. While an 1864 is also listed by Spink &#40;which must exist only because of the 1864-dated Manx Proof farthing made at the same time&#41;, this cataloguer has never seen either 1864 and has seen only four Proofs of 1860, over many years. Peck cites only examples in the Royal Mint collection. Cope & Rayner &#40;<I>English Milled Coinage</I>, 1973&#41; give this date their highest R7 rating overall and call the Proof unique. However, the cataloguer recalls seeing three or four, two of them in one year, all different. The consignor believes that possibly 6 pieces exist in all, 3 currency issues and 3 Proofs. This is one of them. And, it&#39;s a beauty, a very choice example with gleaming mirror fields that are a rich medium brown in color, with bluish iridescence. The Proof strike is 100% sharp, in all details, producing a dramatic Britannia motif along with an elegant portrait of Queen Victoria as a young lady. The sole detractions are extremely faint hairlines, and a slight discoloration in the reverse field. The obverse is simply gorgeous! Ranks at the top of the few pieces known. This is a mega-rare work of numismatic art sculpted in copper, a truly elegant memento of its age! <B>NGC graded Proof 64 Brown.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;12,500-13,500. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 77549<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077549.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077549N2.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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