Details
LOT 3495
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Sixpence. 1837-1901.
London mint. Dated 1864. Die no. 8. Young Head coinage. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR : REG : F : D :, diademed head to left / Denomination in two lines within laurel and oak wreath, die and date below, crown above. ESC 1713; SCBC 3909. Fine.(2.75gr, 19mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
