18th Century British Trade Tokens

Yorkshire, Sheffield, Constitutional Society, Skidmore’s Penny, 1792, cap of Liberty on pole, rev. oval shield flanked by four flags, unite & be free above, to preserve is to conquer below, edge on demand in london liverpool or anglesey, 24.72g/6h (DH 4). Overstruck on an Anglesey Penny of which no traces remain, very fine with a hint of original colour, extremely rare £400-600

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

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Provenance: SNC April 1998 (2423); bt J. Spingarn April 1998