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№ 1038 x

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14 February 2012

Hammer Price:
£1,550

Barbados, ST JAMES, Sir Philip Gibbes, Penny, 1788 [1792+], in silver, struck over a Halfcrown-sized gambling token by J. Milton [Dalton Not Local 6], similar, edge plain, 32mm, 7.16g/12h (Lyall 79; Prid. 20A). Very fine and of the highest rarity; perhaps only one other specimen known
£300-500

Provenance: Glendining Auction, 5 April 1978, lot 198