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№ 1211

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7 October 2004

Hammer Price:
£310

Dorset, Poole, Richard Allen, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, Prince of Wales feathers above an oval inscribed 75, rev. legend in six lines, edge engrailed, 9.17g/6h (DH 3). From the usual damaged reverse die, extremely fine with virtually full original colour, rare (£90-120)

Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.

Richard Allen, ironmonger, listed in the Dorset Poll Book, 1807. The significance of the 75 is uncertain, but it is not thought to have a military connection