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4 December 2018

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The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin

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№ 2161

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4 December 2018

Hammer Price:
£2,800

London, Denton’s ‘Swan’ Penny, 1797, swan with partly expanded wings swimming left, rev. arms of the county of Middlesex, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.26g/6h (DH 174). Usual light die flaws on reverse, extremely fine with some original colour, very rare £1,000-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin.

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Provenance: Sotheby Auction, 7-8 November 1901, lot 219 (part); J. Dudman Collection; T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 226 [from Baldwin]; M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 174