18th Century Tokens, LONDON, Skidmore’s British Penny, 1797, Britannia seated right, rev. twr cypher, date on tablet below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.84g/6h (DH 6). Extremely fine, obverse with considerable original colour and most attractive, reverse diffused and with area of discolouration at 8 o’clock, very rare £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Distinguished Cabinet of British Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: W.L. Gantz Collection, Glendining Auction, 23-7 June 1941, lot 1670 (part)