Warwickshire, Birmingham, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. conjoined busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette right, edge grained, 9.38g/12h (DH 226). Obverse die flaw at 7 o’clock becoming noticeable, extremely fine with considerable original colour, especially on obverse, 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 999 (part) [from M.Z.G. September 1985]