Isle of Man 1859 penny
This specimen was lot 30959 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Isle of Man: British Dependency. Victoria Proof Penny 1859 PR63 Brown PCGS. By far the rarest of the three Isle of Man Victorian proof Penny types, its catalogue value over double that of the 1841 and over five times that of the 1839! Immaculately preserved, its chocolate-brown surfaces so sleek as to appear conservatively graded, perfectly glossy and eye catching in its brightness. Its devices are as sharp as can be and without even a hint of wear. Minor hairlines are present in the field, but to nowhere near the extent one would expect on a PR63 specimen. This piece would not look out of place in a holder one or two grade points finer. A must have for the accomplished Isle of Man collection." Copper farthings, halfpennies and pennies were struck for the Isle of Man in 1839 but large scale production was never undertaken. Proofs of the pennies are known for 1841 and 1859 (shown here).
Recorded mintage: unknown but only a few proofs.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM 14, S-7417, Peck-1520.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man, London: Coincraft, 1999.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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