Hampshire, Gosport, Thomas Wood, Jacobs’ mule Penny, 1798, flags and drum, rev. floating raft, french folly, etc, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 25.92g/12h (DH 3). Light die flaws on obverse and a striking crack at 4 o’clock, otherwise virtually as struck with most attractive reflective surfaces and brown patina, rare £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 18th Century Tokens from the Dr Allen Bennett Collection.

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Provenance: O.P. Eklund Collection; J.A. Bobbe Collection; bt J.A.B. August 1998