Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Middlesex [incorporating London], Greater Metropolitan area, Hackney, David Rebello, Skidmore’s Penny, 1795, church, rev. dar cypher, edge lettered, 21.23g/6h (DH 17). Struck over a Penny of M. Lambe of Bath [DH Somerset 8], minor flan crack at 5 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and lightly patinated, very rare (£250-300)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence.

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Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection [from Baldwin October 1950].

David Alves Rebello (†1796), Jewish antiquarian and numismatist, Mare street, Hackney