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LOT 3385
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Sixpence. 1837-1901.
Royal mint. Dated 1887. Jubilee Head type. Designs by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT: REGINA F: D:, crowned and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / Crowned square topped shield of arms within Garter inscribed HONI ✿ SOIT ✿ QUI MAL ✿ Y ✿ PENSE ✿✿✿; date below. Bull 3264; ESC 1752; SCBC 3928. Extremely Fine.(2.82gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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