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LOT 4153
Hong Kong. Victoria CU Cent. Dated 1866. Royal mint.
Design by William Wyon. VICTORIA QUEEN, crowned bust to left / ✿ HONG - KONG ✿, 香 仙 一 港, denomination and date below. KM 4. Very Fine.(7.38gr, 28mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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