Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

18th Century Tokens, YORKSHIRE, County series, Benjamin Smith & Co, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1798, bust of George III right, rev. bs & co cypher, benn. smith & co. iron-refiners yorkshire around, edge coventry token, 13.52g/12h (DH 8). Usual die flaws on obverse, a couple of surface marks in reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine and patinated, rare £150-£200

Provenance: R.S. Brown Jr Collection, Duplicates I, DNW Auction 131, 10 June 2015, lot 495 [from R. Gladdle April 1993]