Victoria. Half farthing. 1851. 5/0 With certificate of issue and

With certificate of issue and box addressed to C F Long

holding transverse spear and crowning trophy of Gallic arms and carnyx

Good very fine with a gold/olive tone

Cook was Mentioned in Despatches for services in North West Europe including D Day (London Gazette 4 April 1946

Octavo to edge

Victoria. Half farthing. 1851. 5/0 With certificate of issue andThis is the scarcer overdate variety. The mintage for this date was unrecorded but neither type turns up often. This example has a die flaw running through the first A of BRITANNIAR. The overdate is clear, and there are faint lustre traces on the obverse. Overall near EF.