Warwickshire, Coventry, Thomas Sharp, Halfpenny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. Georgian house with man leaning from upper window, other windows filled in, edge plain [filed], 16.00g/12h (DH 312 var). Very fine, rare £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: Bt R. Gladdle August 1993.

48 struck. This Jorden-struck issue should have a raised edge inscription, although the cataloguer has seen one other without the edge legend; perhaps these are both attempts to create a ‘rare’ variety