Penny 1881H Low H, almost in contact with the linear circle, the top of the H just below the line of the base of the numerals, Gouby BP1881Ha (P+p) with 11 1/2 teeth date spacing, UNC with around 85% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A129 June 2010 Lot 1700, hammer price £220
Penny 1881H High H, the top of the H is above the base-line of the date numerals, Freeman 108 dies 11+M, Gouby BP1881Hb (P+p) UNC with traces of lustre, the reverse with a small spot in the field, in an LCGS Holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A150 September 2015 Lot 2609 hammer price £150
Halfpenny 1881 Freeman 343A dies 15*+O*, UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the joint finest of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. Ex-Roland Harris Collection London Coins Auction A124 February 2009 Lot 599 hammer price £85
Penny 1881H Freeman 108 dies 11+J UNC with almost full subdued lustre exhibiting some minor surface marks and some surface residue, this possibly removable
Penny 1881 Freeman 103 dies 9+M, Gouby BP1881Ga (dies M+p) Ex-Michael Freeman collection, with his ticket, Christie's 23/10/1984 Lot 65 (part), Fair, misty in parts including around the date area, listed in the Christie's catalogue as 'perhaps with H, extremely rare' hence the listing in the 1985 Freeman book 'with H below date (?)', rated at R19 by Freeman, with only one other example previously seen by this cataloguer, extremely rare and believed to be one of only three or four known examples, we note there were no examples in the Laurie Bamford, Copthorne, Alderly or James Workman collections, probably rarer than the 1877 Narrow date coin, of which an LCGS Fine 20 example realised £7020 in our June 2010 auction
Penny 1881 Freeman 105 dies 10+J EF or better and lustrous, scarce, Ex-Michael Freeman collection, with his ticket, Christie's 23/10/1984 Lot 65 (part)
Penny 1881H Freeman 108 dies 11+M Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed an graded LCGS 82, the joint finest of 16 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1881 Freeman 105 dies 10+J AU/GEF with traces of lustre, Ex-Colin Adams collection Spink 23/7/2003 hammer price £520, we note a GVF example sold in London Coins Auction A146 6/9/2014 (Lot 2718) realised £538 inclusive of buyers premium
Penny 1881 Freeman 102 dies 9+J UNC some lustre on the obverse with good lustre on the reverse, the surfaces with some residue, this possibly removable
Penny 1881H Freeman 108 dies 11+J UNC with almost full subdued lustre exhibiting some minor surface marks and some surface residue, this possibly removable
Penny 1881H Freeman 108 UNC with subdued lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 82, the joint finest of 11 example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Dr.A.Findlow Hall of Fame Pennies
Penny 1881 as Freeman 105 dies 10+J but with a raised dot between V and I of VICTORIA (a similar variety to the 1897 Penny) GF/VF the variety very clear
Penny 1881H Freeman 109 dies 11+M Bronze Proof nFDC with slight friction to the high points and retaining around 90% lustre, Ex-London Coin Auction A115 December 2006 Lot 957
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