British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

18th Century Tokens, LONDON, Whitehall, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Horse and Foot Guards, Whitehall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.35g/12h (DH 93). Obverse die in flawed state, some spotting on obverse, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, diffused on reverse, very rare £240-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Distinguished Cabinet of British Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: W.L. Gantz Collection, Glendining Auction, 23-7 June 1941, lot 1674 (part)