Special Collections

Sold on 24 September 2008

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The Collection of British Coins formed by the late G.F. Snelling

Geoffrey Frank Snelling

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№ 3346

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24 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£310

Victoria (1837-1901), Farthings (7), 1838 reads def., 1839 reads def., 1840 wide date, 1841 with as in gratia un-barred, 1842 looped 2, as in gratia un-barred, 1843 (2, both Arabic date) (Cooke 219, 222, 224, 226, 228, 232; BMC 1553-4, 1559-60, 1562-3; S 3950) [7]. One 1843 brightly cleaned, others about extremely fine and better, 1840, 1841 and 1842 with original colour (£120-150)

Provenance:
First SNC December 1966 (CC 2525)
Second SCMB November 1964 (KB 776 (b), third item)
Third SCMB December 1965 (K 591 (a), third item)
Fourth bt J. Duggan October 1969
Fifth bt M.S. Millward March 1967
Best 1843 bt D.H. Woodberry April 1965