The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens

18th Century, Middlesex, National series, Skidmore’s Penny for the Revolution Jubilee, from Jacobs’ reverse die, bust of William III right, no border, reverse Britannia seated left, lion at feet (DH 198; BHM 284). Softly struck and with characteristic flaws but the reverse usually well-centred, extremely fine with a hint of original colour, very rare (£200-250)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens.

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Bell, PC p.24.

Appreciably finer and better struck than the Jan specimen (lot 239) and that in the Spink Auction, 9 June 1992 (lot 63); comparable to the specimen in Dolphin Coins FPL 9, item 638