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[3107] Great Britain. Bronze Halfpenny, 1862,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
[3107] Great Britain. Bronze Halfpenny, 1862,
<Our item number 77557><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> Bronze Halfpenny, 1862, &#34;A at lighthouse&#34; variety.</B> Victoria Bun Head. S-3956. Just to the left of Eddystone Lighthouse appears a small, capital letter &#34;A&#34; which touches the linear line. Michael Freeman &#40;<I>The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain</I>, 1985, page 85&#41; calls this a die-letter, and in fact die-numbers are known on certain bronze pennies of 1863. Freeman-290A &#40;as &#34;R17,&#34; 16-50 known&#41;. The cataloguer has handled and described almost every kind and variety of British coin, but this is the first of this variety he has seen in 25 years, which makes Freeman&#39;s rarity estimate suspect, too liberal. An attractive Uncirculated coin with just a hint of mint red in evidence, the surfaces a lovely chocolate-brown. Overall a good strike with sharp definition in the queen&#39;s hair. Most observers would call this coin Choice with no reservation. An extremely rare coin, virtually never available for purchase, in such a fine condition that it must rank about the finest known, if not in fact the best one extant. We expect serious bidding! <B>NGC graded MS-63 Brown.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,500-3,000. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 77557<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077557.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077557N2.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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