The Dr. Basil Nicholson Collection
Part 5 (1838-1901)

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Item Picture Date DESCRIPTION
344 image 1838 Victoria. BMC 1522. Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning. Purchased from Aston Coins, 12-2-1981, £27.
345 image 1839 Victoria. BMC 1523. Bronzed Proof. Reverse upright. A few, extremely minor surface marks, Practically FDC. Purchased from Dolphin Coins List 1, item 597, 25-2-1991, £120 (miscatalogued as a Copper Proof).
346 image 1839/43 Victoria. Compare with BMC 1523. 39 struck over 43 in the date. Reverse upright. Collectors are not generally aware that 1839 Proof Sets were made to order by the Royal Mint in years later than that stated on the coin. By the mid-1840s, it was deemed that the 1839 halfpenny die was no longer serviceable, for whatever reason, and therefore an 1843 halfpenny die was employed, suitably altered. Traces of this altered date are visible on close inspection. The Royal Mint have confirmed that altered dates may exist in the Proofs. A few, light surface marks, Good Extremely Fine, extremely rare. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, September 1985, item 5922, £125.
347 image 1841 Victoria. BMC 1524. Lowest limb of E in DEI is broken to resemble F. Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 4-9-1981, £30.
348 image 1841 Victoria. BMC -- . Lowest limb of E in DEI is broken to resemble F. The reverse is Inverted, not recorded in the main texts. Dr Nicholson notes: "A similar coin surfaced in Spink Numismatic Circular, Dec 1984 item 8031 (repeated December 1994, presumably same coin, item 8213) described as "only VF but apparently unrecorded and very rare"." Our further researches indicate some more references: Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1969, Page 332 (photo), by Mr Radage. Spink Numismatic Circular, May 1973, article by Paul Withers. British Numismatic Journal, Volume 36 (1967), wherein Peck added the example owned by Mr E. H. White, London, in red mint condition. Some of these references will undoubtedly refer to the same coin. We leave it to the next owner of this coin to rationalise the references quoted above and determine how many examples are extant. Uncirculated with red mint lustre on both sides. Extremely rare. Purchased from Spink Coin Auction 20, 31-3-1982, Lot 466, £70.
349 image 1841 Victoria. BMC 1526 (this coin listed "B" in Peck). Bronzed Copper Proof. Reverse upright. One or two almost imperceptible carbon spots, otherwise FDC. Extremely rare.

Ex A. H. F. Baldwin, June 1964.

Ex E. M. H. Norweb, Spink Coin Auction 48, 13-11-1985, Lot 655, £235.
350 image 1843 Victoria. BMC 1527. Good Extremely Fine, a few edge knocks. Slight lustre on the obverse, reverse toned. A very rare date. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 14-11-1990, £45.
351 image 1844 Victoria. BMC 1528. Uncirculated with traces of lustre. Exceptionally well-struck. Scarce in this grade. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £ 30.
352 image 1845 Victoria. BMC 1529. Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning. Excessively rare in this grade. It is quite likely that this is the finest example extant.

Ex Hopetoun House, Spink Coin Auction 68, 22-3-1989, Lot 665.

Ex Walter Whittall (Shrewsbury), collection purchased by Colin Cooke, 1989-91. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 26-12-1990, £375.
343 image 1846 Victoria. BMC 2082. Pattern Two Cents in Copper by Marrian and Gausby. Reverse inverted, therefore an original striking and not one of the much commoner re-strikes. Thickness 2mm. Well struck. No rust. Very Fine or better, small edge knock at 10pm on the obverse, patchily toning. Extremely rare as an original striking. Purchased from Aston Coins, 3-4-1982, Extremely Fine, £55.
353 image 1846 Victoria. BMC 1530. Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning. A beautiful coin. Very rare in this condition. Purchased from D. Barney, 19-6-1979, £13.
354 image 1847 Victoria. BMC 1531. Dr Nicholson notes that there is a "Large 7 in the date". To this cataloguer, it does not appear overly large, as close inspection reveals the 7 is re-entered on the die over a somewhat lower 7, thereby creating the illusion of being larger than usual. The coin exhibits no actual wear but is clearly struck from worn dies and the Mint deemed it necessary to re-inforce the datal figure by re-cutting. Struck from worn dies, Uncirculated with traces of lustre on both sides. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £ 26.
355 image 1848/7 Victoria. BMC 1532. 8 over 7 in the date. An exceptionally clear overstrike. Extremely Fine or better, with lustre traces on the reverse. There is a natural raised line flaw to the left of DEI, which runs from the rim to the forehead. (We mention this in case it appears as a scratch on the picture, which it is not.) Very scarce so clear. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 17-5-1983, £ 16.
356 image 1848 Victoria. BMC 1533. Not over 7 and as such, this is much rarer than most catalogues suggest. One or two small areas of discolouration, nearly Extremely Fine. Rare. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £ 38.
357 image 1851 Victoria. BMC 1535. Reverse B with dots on shield. Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 17-5-1983, £ 30. (Note: Dr Nicholson had two examples of this coin in his collection, this and item 358. This piece he had inadvertently labelled as Reverse A.)
358 image 1851 Victoria. BMC 1535. Reverse B with dots on shield. Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £ 30. (Note: Dr Nicholson had two examples of this coin in his collection, this and item 357, which inadvertently had been labelled as Reverse A.)
359 image 1852 Victoria. BMC 1536. Reverse A with no dots on shield. Extremely Fine/Good Extremely Fine, mostly toned. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £ 21.
360 image 1852 Victoria. BMC 1537. Reverse B with dots on shield. Also with 8 over a lower 8 in the date. A small, raised line flaw to the left of the date, as commonly found on coins of this period. Good Extremely Fine, mostly toned. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 17-5-1983, £ 30.
361 image 1853/2 Victoria. BMC 1538. 3 over 2 in the date. Several carbon spots and a light fingerprint on the reverse, a central area on the obverse a little darker in tone than the periphery, Uncirculated with full lustre, extremely rare in this grade.

Ex Spink 1992, to Dr Aitken.

Ex Dr Terry Aitken (Canada) 5-6-1996, collection purchased by Colin Cooke.
362 image 1853 Victoria. BMC 1539. A few minor contact marks, Uncirculated with almost full mint lustre. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 4-1-1991, £ 28.
363 image 1853 Victoria. BMC 1541. Copper Proof. Reverse upright. FDC. A superb example with pinkish peripheral colouring. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1983, item 1181, £150.
364 image 1854 Victoria. BMC 1542. Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning on the obverse. An exceptional coin in this condition. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £ 24.
365 image 1855 Victoria. BMC 1543. Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning. Rare in such fine preservation. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £ 38.
366 image 1856 Victoria. BMC 1544. A few light carbon spots on the obverse, Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning on the reverse. Extremely rare in this condition. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £ 35.
367 image 1856 Victoria. BMC -- . (See note in Peck, page 409, following the date listing, where he refers to this coin and others similar.) Bronzed current specimen. It has all the appearance of a Bronzed Proof. Interestingly, all the obverse lettering and date, but not the portrait, is very slightly double-struck; clearly an example of a double-struck die rather than a double-struck coin. FDC, a superb example. Extremely rare, an important coin. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 21-1-1991, £ 65.
368 image 1857 Victoria. BMC 1545. Reverse B with dots on the shield. Extremely Fine or better with traces of lustre on both sides. Purchased from Laurie Bamford, 31-5-1979, £8.
369 image 1857 Victoria. BMC 1546. Reverse A with no dots on the shield. Uncirculated with almost full mint lustre. A most attractive example. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 14-1-1992, £ 36.
370 image 1858/6 Victoria. BMC 1547. 8 over 6 in the date. Extremely Fine, rare. Date and place of acquisition are uncertain. (Note: Two different dies for this variety in Dr Nicholson's collection, this coin and coin 371 .)
371 image 1858/6 Victoria. BMC1547. 8 over 6 in the date. Almost Uncirculated with quite good lustre on both sides. Very rare in this condition. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £ 34.
372 image 1858/7 Victoria. Compare with BMC 1548. 8 over 7 in the date. All datal figures are much smaller than usual. As such, this is unrecorded, or perhaps it would be wiser to say "previously unnoticed". Good Extremely Fine, toned, with prooflike flans. Extremely rare. Purchased from B. A. Seaby, 21-3-1979. (Note: May be compared with item 373 in this collection, which is the normal Large Date type.) (Interestingly, there is a similar variety for the 1858 farthing, also unrecorded in main texts.)
373 image 1858/7 Victoria. Similar to BMC 1548. 8 over 7 in the date. All datal figures are normal, "Large Date" type. Colon stops on the reverse are very much larger than usual, a feature that is hitherto unrecorded. Almost Uncirculated with traces of lustre on both sides. The normal 8/7 is scarce in high grade, this variety with larger colons is possibly of far greater rarity. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 4-6-1982, £ 13.
374 image 1858 Victoria. BMC 1549. Normal, large datal figures. Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning. Rare in such fine preservation. Purchased from Simon Porter, 4-5-1981, £22.
375 image 1859/8 Victoria. BMC 1550. 9 over 8 in the date. Uncirculated with some lustre on both sides. Rare in such high grade. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £ 38. (Note: there are two different dies for this overdate in the Dr Nicholson collection. See also coin 376.)
376 image 1859/8 Victoria. BMC 1550. 9 over 8 in the date. Uncirculated with subdued, even lustre on both sides. A light fingerprint stain on the obverse. Rare in such high grade. (Note: there are two different dies for this overdate in the Dr Nicholson collection. See also coin 375.)
377 image 1859 Victoria. BMC 1551. Plain 9, not an overdate. Uncirculated with good lustre. Rare in this condition. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £ 30.
378 image 1860 Victoria. Copper issue. Copper Proof. BMC 1552. This is the finest of the very few examples that have appeared on the market in the last 30 years. Practically FDC. Extremely rare. Purchased Spink Numismatic Circular, Feb 1992, item 268, £1700.
379 image 1838 ? Victoria. BMC -- . A uniface, "Splash" or Trial Strike of the 1838 Halfpenny obverse. With additional three beads just below the 8. On a wafer thin flan, possibly in lead with a coppery colour or wash applied, or possibly on a thin copper flan, now toning. Good Very Fine or better, most likely as struck. Probably Unique. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 10-9-1979, £ 65.
380 image 1849 Victoria. BMC -- . This coin is from Peck's collection. He describes it in a footnote on Page 408 of BMC, as follows: "A bronzed current piece occurs (P) with the forged date, 1849, made by alteration of the last two figures of another date". Dr Nicholson notes: "The coin itself has Reverse B and so must originally have borne a date between 1851 and 1857. This is why Peck insisted that both of the last two numbers must have been altered. This forgery was presumably done for the 'benefit' of coillectors." Extremely Fine, most unusual and interesting, the date 1849 non-existent in the Halfpenny series.

Ex C. W. Peck collection. Purchased from Colin Cooke, circa 1992.
381 image 1860 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman 892 (R19). Pattern by A. Weyl. Victoria Young Head, date 1860 below. Reverse with cruciform shields, national emblems between. UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN. Struck in lead with a plain edge (not known to Peck.) About Extremely Fine and probably as struck for a soft metal, with only a few tiny scratches and other marks. Probably Unique. Probably

Ex J. G. Murdoch, 19-3-1904, Lot 689 or 690 (part). Purchased Glendinings Auction 15-12-1993, Lot 266, £134.
382 image 1860 Victoria. BMC 2158 (only an allusion to J. G. Murdoch 19-3-1904, Lot 675 (part), probably this piece). Freeman 890 (R19). Pattern by A. Weyl. Victoria Young Head, date 1860 below. Reverse with cruciform shields, national emblems between. UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN. Struck in Bronzed Copper with a plain edge. Proof quality. Practically FDC and of the highest rarity. Probably

Ex J. G. Murdoch, 19-3-1904, Lot 675 (part). Purchased Glendinings Auction 15-12-1993, Lot 264, £335.
383 image 1860 Victoria. BMC 2159 (only an allusion to J. G. Murdoch 19-3-1904, Lot 675 (part), probably this piece). Freeman 891 (R19). Pattern by A. Weyl. Victoria Young Head, date 1860 below. Reverse with cruciform shields, national emblems between. UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN. Struck in Copper with a plain edge. Proof quality. Practically FDC and of the highest rarity. A superb coin with deep red and blue toning. Probably

Ex J. G. Murdoch, 19-3-1904, Lot 675 (part). Purchased Glendinings Auction 15-12-1993, Lot 265, £357.
384 image 1887 Victoria. BMC 2187 (only an allusion to J. G. Murdoch 19-3-1904, Lot 676 (part), probably this piece). Freeman 923 (R19). Pattern by A. Weyl. Victoria Jubilee Head, date 1887 divided by crown at the top of the obverse. Reverse with cruciform shields, national emblems between. UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN. Struck in Copper with a grained edge. Proof quality. Practically FDC and of the highest rarity. A superb coin. Probably

Ex J. G. Murdoch, 19-3-1904, Lot 676 (part). Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1998, item 1216, £300.
385 image 1887 Victoria. BMC 2187 (only an allusion to J. G. Murdoch 19-3-1904, Lot 675 (part), probably this piece). Freeman 929 (R19). Pattern by A. Weyl. Victoria Jubilee Head, date 1887 divided by crown at the top of the obverse. Reverse with cruciform shields, national emblems between. UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN. Struck in Copper with a plain edge. Proof quality. Practically FDC and of the highest rarity. A superb coin with russet and blue toning. Probably

Ex J. G. Murdoch, 19-3-1904, Lot 675 (part). Purchased Glendinings Auction, 15-12-1993, Lot 283, £390 (plus commission).
386 image 1887 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman -- . Pattern by A. Weyl. Victoria Jubilee Head, date 1887 divided by crown at the top of the obverse. Reverse with cruciform shields, national emblems between. UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN. Struck in Lead on a thick flan with a plain edge. Hitherto unpublished in the texts. Good Very Fine/Extremely Fine but a small patch of corrosion over the crown on the obverse. Probably Unique. Probably

Ex J. G. Murdoch, 19-3-1904, Lot 689 or 690 (part). Purchased Glendinings Auction, 15-12-1993, Lot 284, £190.
387 image 1887 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman -- . Pattern by A. Weyl. Victoria Jubilee Head, date 1887 divided by crown at the top of the obverse and with two additional dates in the obverse fields, making THREE dates in all. Reverse with cruciform shields, national emblems between. UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN. Struck in Lead on a thinner flan with a plain edge. Hitherto unpublished in the texts. Good Very Fine/Extremely Fine. likely to be almost as struck. Probably Unique. Probably

Ex J. G. Murdoch, 19-3-1904, Lot 689 or 690 (part). Purchased Glendinings Auction, 15-12-1993, Lot 285, after the sale, £300.
388 image 1887 Victoria. BMC 2194 (Peck quotes the British Museum as the sole location). Freeman 927 (R19) . Pattern by A. Weyl. Victoria Jubilee Head, date 1887 divided by crown at the top of the obverse. Reverse with cruciform shields, national emblems between. UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN. Struck in Aluminium with a plain edge. Practically FDC and of the highest rarity. A superb coin. Probably

Ex J. G. Murdoch, 19-3-1904, Lot 691 (part). Purchased Glendinings Auction, 15-12-1993, Lot 281, £235.
389 image 1887 Victoria. BMC 2189 (Peck quotes Fred Baldwin as the sole location). Freeman 922 (R19) . Pattern by A. Weyl. Victoria Jubilee Head, date 1887 divided by crown at the top of the obverse. Reverse with cruciform shields, national emblems between. UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN. Struck in Aluminium with a grained edge. Almost FDC and of the highest rarity. A superb coin. Probably

Ex J. G. Murdoch, 19-3-1904, Lot 691 (part). Purchased Glendinings Auction, 15-12-1993, Lot 280, £390.
390 image 1860 Victoria. BMC 1751 (only two specimens recorded by Peck). Freeman 260B (R19). Bronzed Proof. FDC, of the highest rarity. (Graded PR64 by PCGS in USA.) Purchased from Superior Galleries Auction, 11-12-1993, New York, Lot 1229, on commission.
391 image 1860 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman 263 (R18). Bronze Proof. Toothed Border. Practically FDC, extremely rare. Not in BMC. (PCGS graded as PR65 in USA.) Purchased from Superior Galleries Auction, 11-12-1993, New York, Lot 1228, on commission.
392 image 1861 Victoria. BMC 1768. Freeman 281 (R17). Breastplate details are in relief, not incuse. Hence Fremman 281 and not Freeman 287. "Copper" Proof, though Peck lists as a Bronze Proof. Listed as Bronze Proof in Peck but as a Copper Proof in Freeman. Peck's notes on Page 418 claim it is impossible to tell the difference between the two finishes, whereas Freeman, on Page 18 (and earlier) claims there is a difference that he attempts to describe. We leave it for the collector to decide which of the two is correct. Edge flaw on the edge and near the rim below the date, otherwise Practically FDC, very rare.

Ex C. W. Peck collection.

Ex M. J. Freeman, Christies 23-10-1984, Lot 101, £160, listed therein as a Copper Proof.

Ex E. M. H. Norweb, Spink Coin Auction 59, 17-6-1987, Lot 1785, (knock down price was £150 plus premiums extra), listed therein simply as "Proof". Footnote: Dr Nicholson purchased Lot 1786 (not 1785) in the Norweb sale, (knock down price was £160 plus premiums extra), bidding there in person. Lot 1786 is listed as "Proof Halfpenny, BMC 1772, Freeman 287 (ex his sale, Lot 105"). We do not know who bought Lot 1785 but perhaps Spink can find out in their records and help to put right an error that has occurred. It is now very clear that the two coins for Lots 1785 and 1786 were swapped in their envelopes, possibly during the auction viewing. Dr Nicholson took home what he thought was, and subsequently recorded in his notes as, Freeman 287 but it is definitely Freeman 281 from the previous lot in the Norweb sale. This is confirmed by two facts: a) an absence of the verdigris spot on the edge of the photographed Freeman 287 coin, (though it does not re-appear in the alternative Norweb Lot, which might mean it was very carefully removed) and more positively b) the exact description of the rim flaw on the edge of the coin which can just be seen in the photograph but which is abundantly obvious on the actual coin now being offered for sale. This last piece of evidence is conclusive proof that the two Norweb coins were swapped over either at the time of the Norweb sale or possibly when Spink bought both of these two coins directly out of the Freeman sale, before they were sold on to Norweb, or indeed, when Norweb owned them. Certainly, whoever bought Lot 1785 out of Norweb has actually ended up with Lot 1786, by design or accident. If the owner happens to read this, or indeed if Spink notice these comments, it may be possible to rectify the error before future numismatists come up against the problem of a wrongly attributed coin.)
393 image 1861 Victoria. BMC 1768. Freeman 281 (R17). Breastplate details are in relief, not incuse. Hence it is Freeman 281 and not Freeman 287. Bronze Proof. Listed as Bronze Proof in Peck but as a Copper Proof in Freeman. Peck's notes on Page 418 claim it is impossible to tell the difference between the two finishes, whereas Freeman, on Page 18 (and earlier) claims there is a difference that he attempts to describe. We leave it for the collector to decide which of the two is correct. A few, very slight surface marks of a trivial nature, Practically FDC, very rare. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, April 1994, item 2411.
394 image 1862 Victoria. BMC 1777. Freeman 290 (R18). Bronze Proof. Practically FDC, extremely rare. (PCGS graded PR64 BN in USA.) Purchased from Superior Galleries Auction, 11-12-1993, New York, Lot 1233, on commission.
395 image 1863 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman 293. Bronze Proof with Large Upper section to the 3. Freeman listed this in the first edition of his book but in the second edition he put "No known specimen". Well, here it is. Almost FDC, excessively rare. Purchased from Spink Coin Auction 75, 29-3-1990, Lot 464, incorrectly listed as Freeman 294A.
396 image 1866 Victoria. BMC 1786. Freeman 299 (R18). Bronze Proof. Practically FDC, extremely rare. (PCGS graded PR66 Red and Brown in USA.) Purchased from Superior Galleries Auction, 10-12-1993, New York, Lot 1234, on commission.
397 image 1867 Victoria. BMC 1789. Freeman 301 (R18). Bronzed Copper Proof. Almost FDC, extremely rare.

Ex A. H. F. Baldwin.

Ex E. M. H. Norweb, Spink Coin Auction 59, 17-6-1987, Lot 1795 (on commission).
398 image 1868 Victoria. BMC 1793. Freeman 305 (R17). Bronze Proof. Almost FDC, very rare. Purchased from Spink Coin Auction 89, 25-11-1991, Lot 271 (on commission).
399 image 1868 Victoria. BMC 1794. Freeman 304 (R17). Proof in Cupro-Nickel. Practically FDC, very rare.

Ex "Oriental Collector", Spink Coin Auction 50, 7-3-1986, Lot 873.
400 image 1874H Victoria. BMC 1807. Freeman 319 (R18). Bronze Proof. A Heaton Mint issue. Practically FDC, very rare.

Ex Hopetoun House, Spink Coin Auction 68, 22-3-1989, Lot 715.
401 image 1876H Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman 329A (R19). Bronze Proof. A Heaton Mint issue. Tiny carbon spot by the date, Practically FDC, extremely rare. Purchased from Colin Cooke, November 1991.
402 image 1877 Victoria. BMC 1818. Freeman 331 (R18). See Note 12 in Freeman, stating both specimens Freeman examined had flan cracks along part of the edge. Peck recorded 3 specimens; we do not know if this piece is one of the ones Freeman saw but the same crack is apparent. FDC. (PCGS graded PR65 BN in USA.) Purchased from Superior Galleries Auction, 10-12-1993, New York, Lot 1241, on commission.
403 image 1878 Victoria. BMC 1822. Freeman 336 (R18). Bronze Proof. Practically FDC, extremely rare. (Peck recorded only two specimens outside the British Museum.) Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1995, item 7164, £295.
404 image 1879 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman -- . (Not in either text.) Bronze Proof. Freeman Dies 14 + O. Practically FDC, excessively rare, unrecorded. Purchased from Dolphin Coins, List 8, No 487, December 1995, £300.
405 image 1880 Victoria. BMC 1828. Freeman 341 (R19). Bronze Proof. Practically FDC, extremely rare. Only one location known to Peck, the Fred Baldwin piece. We cannot confirm any pedigree for the piece now offered. Purchased from Spink, 25-11-1998.
406 image 1896 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman R19). Bronze Proof. Practically FDC with a streaky tone. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1998, item 1221, £250.
407 image Brockage Victoria. BMC -- . Obverse Brockage. This is Obverse 7, used between 1861 and 1874. Uncirculated with good lustre. Extremely rare in this grade. Purchased from C. Pickin, 11-10-1985.
408 image 1860 BB Victoria. BMC 1750. Freeman 258 (R8). Beaded Border. Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre. Purchased from Rarity Coins, January 1983.
409 image 1860 BB Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman 260A (R16). Beaded Border. Not represented in Freeman's own collection and only in the second edition of his book. Not in Peck. Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, very lightly toning. Very rare, especially in this condition. Purchased from Spink Coin Auction 75, 29-3-1990, Lot 462.
410 image 1860 TB Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman 265 (R13). Toothed Border. Uncirculated with good lustre, or better, prooflike flans. Very rare. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 4-6-1982.
411 image 1860 TB Victoria. BMC 1756. Freeman 266 (R11 but known to be rarer than this). Toothed Border. Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, very lightly toning. Very rare, especially in this condition.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 576 (part).
412 image 1860 TB Victoria. BMC 1757. Freeman 267 (R14). Toothed Border. Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, lightly toning. Very rare, especially in this condition.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 576 (part).
413 image 1860 TB Victoria. BMC 1758. Freeman 268 (R16). Toothed Border. Extremely Fine, a trace of lustre on the obverse. Very rare.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 576 (part).
414 image 1861 Victoria. BMC 1764. Freeman 276. (R11 but known to be rarer than this). A bit mucky on the reverse, Uncirculated with good lustre. Very rare.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 577 (part).
415 image 1861 Victoria. BMC 1765. Freeman 277 (R8). Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, lightly toning.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 577 (part).
416 image 1861 Victoria. BMC 1767. Freeman 279 (R12). Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Rare. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1983, item 447.
417 image 1861 Victoria. BMC 1769. Freeman 282 (R5). Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, lightly toning.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 577 (part).
418 image 1862 Victoria. BMC 1776. Freeman 289 (R4). Brilliant Unciculated, full lustre. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 29-1-1994.
419 image 1862 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman 290A (R17). Raised letter A to left of the lighthouse. Very Fine or better. Extremely rare.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 578 (part).
420 image 1862 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman 288A (R19). Raised letter C to left of the lighthouse. Very Fine or better. Extremely rare.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 578 (part).
421 image 1863 Victoria. BMC 1799. Freeman 294 (R10). Small upper section to numeral 3. Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, lightly toning. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L77, photographed, erroneosly listed therein as F 293.
422 image 1864 Victoria. BMC 1782. Freeman 295 (R10). Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre. Purchased from Croydon Coin Auction, 5-1-1994, Lot 185.
423 image 1865/3 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman -- . As an overdate, it is extremely rare anyway. But this coin has the numerals 101 scratched on either side of the bust and is therefore probably unique. See Graham Dyer's article for a full discussion of all such numbered pieces. ("Numbered Strikings of Victorian Bronze Coins, 1860 - 1868" by G. P. Dyer, Former Librarian and Curator at the Royal Mint, British Numismatic Journal, Volume 52 (1982). Mr Dyer wrote to this cataloguer about this coin, confirming there was no reason to suppose it was a fabrication, even though the numbers portrayed did not fit exactly into the theory he propounds in his article, in which he knew there were other anomolies in any case. This letter was forwarded to Dr Nicholson and it is hoped one day that the letter will re-surface, perhaps during spring-cleaning. For the time being, the letter is mis-laid. Brilliant Uncirculated, almost full lustre. Extremely rare for the overdate in this grade, with the numbered surface it is probably unique. It is being sold here as simply the 1865/3 overdate type and the estimate is in line with this. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 11-5-1992, who acquired it from an old collection of quality Victorian copper and bronze coins but where this piece was not attributed as anything other than 1865/3.
424 image 1865 Victoria. BMC 1784. Freeman 296 (R11). Uncirculated with good lustre. Very rare. Purchased 4-3-1994 from "Whiteaves-Scott".
425 image 1866 Victoria. BMC 1785. Freeman 298 (R9). Uncirculated with good lustre or better. Scarce thus. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L80.
426 image 1867 Victoria. BMC 1867. Freeman 300 (R11). Uncirculated with good lustre on the obverse, reverse with only traces of lustre. Rare. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L86.
427 image 1868 Victoria. BMC 1791. Freeman 303 (R10). Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, very lightly toning. Very rare in this condition.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 582 (part).
428 image 1868 Victoria. BMC 1792 (this coin listed). Freeman -- . Numbers 178/598 lightly scratched onto the obverse. See Graham Dyer's article for a full discussion of all such numbered pieces. ("Numbered Strikings of Victorian Bronze Coins, 1860 - 1868" by G. P. Dyer, Former Librarian and Curator at the Royal Mint, British Numismatic Journal, Volume 52 (1982). This piece is listed in his article. Uncirculated with some subdued, even lustre on both sides. Probably Unique, listed in BMC as the coin referred to in H. Garside's book "British Imperial Copper and Bronze Coinage" Supplement (1925) but untraced by Peck. From Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1983, item 461, £300.

Ex Dr Michael J. Mangahas, Spink Coin Auction 75, 29-3-1990, Lot 467, to Lubbock, then to this cataloguer, who sold it to a collector in Germany in November 1991. Purchased from Dolphin Coins, List No. 5, 11-1-1994, £300.
429 image 1869 Victoria. BMC 1795. Freeman 306 (R12). Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, lightly toning on the obverse. Very rare in this condition.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 582 (part).
430 image 1870 Victoria. BMC 1796. Freeman 307 (R10). Uncirculated with good lustre, reverse better. Scarce.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 582 (part).
431 image 1871 Victoria. BMC 1797. Freeman 308 (R13). Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning. Very rare. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 5-3-1992.
432 image 1872 Victoria. BMC 1798 . Freeman 309 (R11). Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 582 (part).
433 image 1873 Victoria. BMC 1801. Freeman 311 (R13). Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Rare.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 582 (part), incorrectly attributed as Freeman 310. Note: Dr Nicholson had two examples of this coin in his collection.
434 image 1873 Victoria. BMC 1801. Freeman 311 (R13). Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning in parts. Rare. Purchased 4-11-1993 from Spink Numismatic Circular, November 1993, item 7971. Note: Dr Nicholson had two examples of this coin in his collection.
435 image 1874 Victoria. BMC 1802. Freeman 312 (R13). Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, a little streaky on the obverse. Extremely rare, especially in this grade.

Ex M. J. Freeman, Christies, 23-10-1984, Lot 124 (part).

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 585 (part).

Ex K. Ashman, acquired by Colin Cooke. Purchased 5-12-1997, from Colin Cooke.
436 image 1874 Victoria. BMC 1803. Freeman 313 (R13 but known to be much rarer). Uncirculated with some lustre on both sides. Extremely rare, especially in this grade.

Ex C. W. Peck collection.

Ex M. J. Freeman, Christies, 23-10-1984, Lot 124 (part).

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 585 (part).

Ex K. Ashman, acquired by Colin Cooke. Purchased 5-12-1997, from Colin Cooke.
437 image 1874 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman 314 (R16). Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, a few areas very lightly toning. Extremely rare, the more so in this grade.

Ex M. J. Freeman, Christies, 23-10-1984, Lot 124 (part).

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 585 (part).

Ex K. Ashman, acquired by Colin Cooke. Purchased 5-12-1997, from Colin Cooke.
438 image 1874 Victoria. BMC 1804. Freeman 315 (R14). Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, a few areas on the reverse are very lightly toning. Extremely rare, the more so in this grade.

Ex M. J. Freeman, Christies, 23-10-1984, Lot 125 (part).

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 585 (part).

Ex K. Ashman, acquired by Colin Cooke. Purchased 5-12-1997, from Colin Cooke.
439 image 1874 Victoria. BMC 1805. Freeman 316 (R12 but known to be much rarer). Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, a few areas on the reverse are very lightly toning. Extremely rare, the more so in this grade.

Ex M. J. Freeman, Christies, 23-10-1984, Lot 125 (part).

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 585 (part).

Ex K. Ashman, acquired by Colin Cooke. Purchased 5-12-1997, from Colin Cooke.
440 image 1874 H Victoria. BMC 1806. Freeman 318 (R8). Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, lightly toning in parts. Rare. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1998, item 6487.
441 image 1874 H Victoria. BMC 1808 (this piece listed). Freeman 320 (R20). Struck on a 2.5mm thick flan, 7.97grams. Extremely Fine with lustre in the legends on both sides. The only known example. Probably Unique.

Ex J. G. Murdoch, Part 3, 15-3-1904, Lot 659 (part).

Ex Dr Stanley Bousfield, Sothebys, 19-12-1911, Lot 453.

Ex H. D. Davis (London), (see Peck page 567), collection purchased by Baldwins circa 1955.

Ex V. M. Brand (Chicago), many copper coins bought by Mrs Norweb.

Ex E. M. H. Norweb, Spink Coin Auction 59, 17-6-1987, Lot 1803 (on commission).
442 image 1875 Victoria. BMC 1810. Freeman 321 (R9). Uncirculated with traces of lustre on the obverse and quite good lustre on the reverse. Note: Dr Nicholson had two examples of this coin in his collection.
443 image 1875 Victoria. BMC 1810. Freeman 321 (R9). Uncirculated with lustre on both sides.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 589 (part). Note: Dr Nicholson had two examples of this coin in his collection.
444 image 1875 H Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman 323 (R11). Brilliant Uncirculated, almost full lustre, lightly toning. Rare. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L91.
445 image 1876 H Victoria. BMC 1814. Freeman 326 (R13). Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, lightly toning. Rare.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 589 (part).
446 image 1876 H Victoria. BMC 1816. Freeman 329 (R9). Uncirculated with good lustre.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 589 (part).
447 image 1877 Victoria. BMC 1819. Freeman 332 (R9). Uncirculated with lustre, a curious old, toned mark (or scratch) on the obverse under the chin.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 589 (part). Note: Dr Nicholson had two examples of this coin in his collection.
448 image 1877 Victoria. BMC 1819. Freeman 332 (R9). Uncirculated with good lustre.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 591 (part), wrongly described therein as F 333. Note: Dr Nicholson had two examples of this coin in his collection.
449 image 1877 Victoria. BMC 1820. Freeman 333 (R12). Brilliant Uncirculated, almost full lustre, rare. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L93, £30.
450 image 1878 Victoria. BMC 1821. Freeman 334 (R14 but known to be rarer than this). Uncirculated with lustrous undertones on both sides. Very rare.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 591 (part).
451 image 1878 Victoria. BMC 1823. Freeman 337 (R11 but known to be rarer than this). Almost Uncirculated withsubdued lustre on both sides. Very rare in this condition. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L94, £45. Note: Dr Nicholson had two examples of this coin in his collection.
452 image 1878 Victoria. BMC 1823. Freeman 337 (R11 but known to be rarer than this). Uncirculated with slight lustre on both sides. Very rare in this condition.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 591 (part). Note: Dr Nicholson had two examples of this coin in his collection.
453 image 1879 Victoria. BMC 1824. Freeman 338 (R13 but known to be rarer than this). Almost Uncirculated with slight lustre on both sides. Very rare.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 591 (part).
454 image 1879 Victoria. BMC 1825. Freeman 339 (R9). Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre. Rare. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, November 1993, item 7974.
455 image 1880 Victoria. BMC 1827. Freeman 340 (R12). Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, a toned spot on the reverse. Very rare.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 591 (part).
456 image 1880 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman 341A (R12 but known to be rarer than this). Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, obverse evenly toning, reverse with streaky toning. Very rare. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L96, £25.
457 image 1881 Victoria. BMC 1829. Freeman 342 (R10). Uncirculated, toned, with only a hint of lustre.

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 591 (part).
458 image 1881 Victoria. BMC -- . Freeman 343A (R11 but known to be rarer than this). Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning. Very rare. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L97, erroneously listed as F 342.
459 image 1881 H Victoria. BMC 1831. Freeman 344 (R10). Shield with heraldic colouring depicted by gules (vertical lines, indicating red colour) and azure (horizontal lines indicating blue colour). Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Rare. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L98.
460 image 1882 H Victoria. BMC 1833. Freeman 347 (R6). Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L99, £30.
461 image 1883 Victoria. BMC 1835. Freeman 351 (R13 but known to be rarer than this). Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning. Extremely rare (Peck only recorded two specimens, including the one in the British Museum).

Ex J. H. M. Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109, 4-7-1995, Lot 590 (part), erroneously listed as F 348. Note: Dr Nicholson had two examples of this coin in his collection.
462 image 1883 Victoria. BMC 1835. Freeman 351 (R13 but known to be rarer than this). Uncirculated with good lustre, a little streaky. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L100, £35. Note: Dr Nicholson had two examples of this coin in his collection.
463 image 1884 Victoria. BMC 1837. Freeman 352. Uncirculated with good lustre, reverse better with almost full lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L101, £20.
464 image 1885 Victoria. BMC 1839. Freeman 354. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L102, £20.
465 image 1886 Victoria. BMC 1841. Freeman 356. Uncirculated lustre/Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L103, £20.
466 image 1887 Victoria. BMC 1843. Freeman 358. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 13-5-1993.
467 image 1888 Victoria. BMC 1844. Freeman 359. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning in parts. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 27-8-1994.
468 image 1889/8 Victoria. BMC 1844A. Freeman 361 (R14). Extremely Fine or better, with some lustre on both sides, mostly on the obverse. Extremely rare. Purchased from Croydon Coin Auction, 5-1-1994, Lot 189
469 image 1889 Victoria. BMC 1845. Freeman 360. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, a splendid specimen. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 21-1-1994.
470 image 1890 Victoria. BMC 1846. Freeman 362. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 17-2-1983.
471 image 1891 Victoria. BMC 1848. Freeman 364. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning in parts. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 3-5-1986.
472 image 1892 Victoria. BMC 1850. Freeman 366. Uncirculated with good lustre, a small toned scratch on the obverse. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L109, £25.
473 image 1893 Victoria. BMC 1852. Freeman 368. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 17-2-1983.
474 image 1894 Victoria. BMC 1853. Freeman 369. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre. Rare. Purchased from Croydon Coin Auction, 5-1-1994, Lot 190.
475 image 1895 Victoria. BMC 1950. Freeman 370. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, prooflike flans. Quite exceptional. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 19-11-1993.
476 image 1896 Victoria. BMC 1951. Freeman 371 (the rarer of the two reverses). Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, prooflike flans, very lightly toning. Exceptionally well-struck. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 13-9-1989.
477 image 1897 Victoria. BMC 1952. Freeman 374. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1983, item 477.
478 image 1898 Victoria. BMC 1953. Freeman 375. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, obverse partly toned, reverse with very light toning in parts. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L112d.
479 image 1899 Victoria. BMC 1954. Freeman 376. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 16-5-1990.
480 image 1900 Victoria. BMC 1955. Freeman 377. Uncirculated with some lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, Jan 1986, item L112f.
481 image 1901 Victoria. BMC 1956. Freeman 378. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 19-11-1993.

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