18th Century, Amersham, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, musical instruments, rev. a speedy and lasting peace within wreath of oak and palm, edge grained, 9.04g/7h (DH 2). Brilliant and practically as struck, virtually full original colour, rare (£100-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Tokens.

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Provenance:
Bt Spink November 1971. See Colour Plate III

The type was published in Virtuoso’s Companion, 178:4, 11 February 1797; the rev. die was also used on Skidmore’s specious Hornsey halfpenny (DH Middlesex 337)