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№ 1357

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7 October 2004

Hammer Price:
£260

Middlesex [incorporating London], Central London, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Horse and Foot Guards, Whitehall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge lettered, 23.34g/12h (DH 93). Obverse die in usual severely flawed state, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour, very rare (£200-300)

Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.

For some relevant comment on this token and the subject matter, see Anderson,
CTCJ May 1997, pp.15-17; Anderson’s specimen realised the huge price of $2,250 when sold in April 2000