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

National series: Tokens, Skidmore’s Laudatory piece of George III, 1797, rev. a member of the british senate, edge plain, 7.19g/12h (DH 941a; BHM 420); Skidmore’s Duke of York Halfpenny, 1797, rev. dy cypher, a member of the brith. senate, 11.23g/6h (DH 994); Skidmore’s Farthings (2), bust of George II left, revs. may a flowing trade, etc, 4.91g/6h (DH 1127; BHM 415), stork on cornucopia, 4.98g/6h (DH 1128); uncertain manufacturer, Duke of York Halfpenny, 9.95g/12h (DH 984) [5]. Last very fine, others about extremely fine and better, all rare, but first with striking cracks £200-250

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

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Provenance: *DH 941a Spink Auction 101, 24 November 1993, lot 436, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 649, bt A. Davisson September 1998; DH 984 and 1128 bt J.A. Bobbe April 1993 [1128 from Baldwin]; DH 994 bt J.A. Bobbe October 1993; DH 1127 bt J.A. Bobbe March 1995