Halfpenny 1861 Freeman 272 dies 4+F rated R17 by Freeman , probably rarer in high grade, CGS 80, this collection contains possibly the two finest extant examples of this rare type
Halfpenny 1861 F of HALF struck over a P Freeman dies 6+G CGS 45, the finest example seen by this cataloguer and the finest we have offered (most examples Fine or below) and consequently the Finest known and only example on the CGS Population Report, Very Rare, Ex-London Coins Auction A138 September 2012 Lot 2392, realised £600
Halfpenny 1861 Freeman 269 dies 3+E, rated R17 by Freeman, very few examples known, CGS 78 the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-KB Coins August 2002
Halfpenny 1861 F of HALF struck over a P Freeman dies 7+G VF with some corrosion, as CGS Variety 33, Very Rare, Ex-St. James Auction 22 October 2012 Lot 713
Halfpenny 1861 Freeman 272 dies 4+F rated R17 by Freeman , probably rarer in high grade, CGS 80, this collection contains possibly the two finest extant examples of this rare type
Halfpenny 1861 as Freeman 274 Dies 5+E with 6 over higher 6, the underlying 6 touching the exergue line giving the impression of the 6 over 8 variety, unrecorded as such by Freeman and presumably very rare, CGS variety 32 CGS 5, Ex-London Coins Auction A136 March 2012 Lot 2101, realised £300
Halfpenny 1861 Freeman 279 dies 7+F CGS 80, other than the Roland Harris and Andrew Wayne collection examples, only one other coin of this variety has been offered by us since 2003, possibly rarer than catalogue values and the Freeman rating of R12 would suggest
Halfpenny 1861 as Freeman 279 dies 7+F with a markedly doubled 6 in the date (the other two examples in this sale have a slight doubling, although not to the degree exhibited on this piece) CGS 78
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