Auction Catalogue

7 October 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 25 x

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7 October 2009

Hammer Price:
£350

Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. anchor and cable, edge grained, 11.35g/6h (DH 19; Preston-Morley 1036). Virtually as struck with considerable original colour, extremely rare; only five specimens known, one of which is in the British Museum
£300-400

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

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Provenance: From a 19th century collection; Spink Auction 92, 9 June 1992, lot 13; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 22