The Important Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by the late Dr David L Spence, of Pittsburgh (Part II)

High Holborn, John Skidmore, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in silver, register stove, rev. two men at a forge, edge grained, 11.20g/6h (DH 480). Extremely fine, a little unevenly toned, of the highest rarity; perhaps only one other specimen available to commerce (£400-600)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence.

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Provenance:
Dr R.J. Hudson Collection [from Seaby 1961].

Absent from virtually all the main collections of tokens as a silver striking, including Hamer, Waite-Sanderson, Longman, Jan and Noble. The cataloguer saw one other example in the London trade in the mid-1970s, which may perhaps be the specimen in M. Rasumssen FPL 8, Summer 2005, 82