† COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, HONG KONG Victoria (1837-1901), Bronze Pattern Cent, 1863, 32mm (Pr 287). Uncirculated Pattern, toned with a little mint red. The British Museum has over 150 different examples of these 32 mm patterns, most have minor differences. Pridmore has written up about 50 of them, but there are more mulings and slight modifications that I imagine he deemed weren’t important enough to put in his catalogue. I suggest if anyone has a chance to see these, they should make an appointment and view them as they have been so poorly stored and fingerprinted, I don’t give them much of a future. £1500-2000
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