18th Century British Trade Tokens

Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, 1797, fw cypher in script capitals, surmounted by the crest of a swan and encircled by wreath of oak and palm, rev. heart on hand, edge grained, 9.24g/7h (DH 8; Preston-Morley 1026, this piece). Practically as struck with virtually full original colour, extremely rare; only one other specimen known to the cataloguer £600-800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: From a 19th century collection; Spink Auction 92, 9 June 1992, lot 3; P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 52, 28-9 November 2001, lot 1026; R.S. Brown Jr Collection, Part I, DNW Auction T7, 7 October 2009, lot 13