18th Century British Trade Tokens

Wiltshire, Salisbury, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. jom cypher, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.85g/8h (DH 14). Striking crack, has been lacquered and with irregular tone on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £100-150

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

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Provenance: J.R. Farnell Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 58 (part); J.A. Bobbe Collection; bt J.A.B. March 1987