Victoria 1895 bronze pattern Penny PF64BN, dies 12+R, Freeman 777, R19

Victoria (1837-1901), pattern bronze Penny, 1895, toothed borders, older veiled bust with coronet left, T.B. below for designer Thomas Brock, legend surrounding, VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP,rev.draped Britannia seated wearing plumed helmet right with trident and shield, rocks to left, sea to right, ONE PENNY legend with 2mm gap from P to trident, with addition of a beaded inner circle broken only by the design, five pellets cruciform at top, date in exergue, weight 9.32g (Peck 2066 EXR; Freeman 777 R19; Gouby -; S.-).Toned with just a few light surface marks, tiny cut on neck, otherwise straight graded by NGC as PF64 brown, practically as struck and extremely rare.

NGC Certification 8221109-008 - PF64 BN, tied for second finest graded out of three examples only.

The abbreviated Latin legend on the obverse translates as "Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India."

Peck says this design is based on reverse B of current Penny of 1895.

Provenance:

Ex Michael J. Freeman Collection of Victorian Bronze Coins, Christies, 23^rdOctober 1984, lot 249, plate 10.

Purchased from collector Keith Ashman privately as part of a much larger purchase including the 1954 Penny, by Bernard Workman on Wednesday 10^thApril 2002.
Ex The Workman Collection of Bronze Pennies, Sovereign Rarities Auction XVI, 19th November 2024, lot 191.