Details
LOT 3701
Lundy. Group of Two [2] AE Puffin Coins. 1945-1985.
Comprising: one penny and halfpenny each with Puffin to the reverse. UNC.(18gr total.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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