18th Century British Trade Tokens

Warwickshire, Birmingham, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. conjoined heads of man and ass, edge plain, 11.41g/6h (DH 230). Extremely fine with attractive light brown patina, very 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: F. Willis Collection, Glendining Auction, 13 May 1981, lot 241 (part); M.Z. Gerson Collection [from S.E. Schwer]; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1001 (part) [from M.Z.G. September 1985]