British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books including the David Griffiths Reference Library of Token Books

Matthew Denton series, ‘Swan’ Penny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. urn flanked by scythes and sprigs of laurel, arrow, skull and hour-glass below, edge plain, 27.52g/6h (DH 175a). Rim fault in edge at 8 o’clock on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with some original colour and attractive glossy surfaces, very rare £600-800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: H. Webb Collection; T. Bliss Collection; H.M. Lingford Collection [from Baldwin December 1944]; W. Anderson Collection, Davissons Mailbid Sale 13, 25 April 2000 (593)