A.246a – Smith, S. Hague, Auckland, NZ, Penny, EF

Copper penny, 34mm, 14.86g, obv. apex of A of AUCKLAND 2.5mm below the RH stroke of M of MERCHANT, brown patina with spotty dark toning over, relatively clean with some contact marks to reverse, nearly uncirculated, very scarce in grade and must be one of the finest known, (A.472/R.464/L.341).
Ex Noble Sale 96, Lot 1009, Ranald Hill Collection, previously from a Status Sale, May 2008 & Ex Noble Sale No.114, Lot 800.