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[3058] Great Britain. Pattern silver Penny, 1860

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:875.00 USD Estimated At:1,750.00 - 2,000.00 USD
[3058] Great Britain. Pattern silver Penny, 1860
<Our item number 77561><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> Pattern silver Penny, 1860.</B> Victoria. Peck-2111 &#40;called &#34;very rare&#34;&#41;. Designed by Joseph Moore of Birmingham; the restrike by Shorthouse showing die-rust &#40;from original dies found in Moore&#39;s warehouse in 1886&#41;. The story of these exquisite pieces may be found on pages 483-487 of Peck, 2nd edition. Original strikes from 1860, which were an unsuccessful entreaty for the Royal Mint to consider designs for the bronze coinage which was about to commence, are exceedingly rare. Restrikes of 1886 are themselves quite rare, having been struck in various metals in very small numbers. It&#39;s a pity the design was not accepted for the new bronzes, as they showed a delightful Laureate Head of Victoria facing left, and on the reverse a seated Britannia looking out &#34;toward the Empire&#34; and garbed in flowing robes, holding trident and shield and other symbolic implements. The accepted designs, now classics in the P enny series, are no more deserving of praise as works of art than the Moore patterns, which are important &#34;period pieces.&#34; This delightful example is a very choice Proof, and in fact is one of the finest of these to be found. A near-Gem with gorgeous gray toning having iridescent highlights ranging from pale golden hues to flashes of mauve and green. <B>NGC graded Proof 64.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,750-2,000. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 77561<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077561.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077561N2.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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