Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

18th Century Tokens, YORKSHIRE, Sheffield, Constitutional Society, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, cap of Liberty on pole, rev. oval shield flanked by four flags, unite & be free above, to preserve is to conquer below, edge payable at macclesfield liverpool or congleton, 12.03g/6h (DH 62). About very fine, glossy red-brown patina, extremely rare £300-£400

Provenance: S.H. Hamer Collection, Glendining Auction, 26-8 November 1930, lot 462 (part); W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 341 (part); Baldwin vault; Baldwin ‘Basement’ Part I, Baldwin Auction 92, 30 September 2014, lot 43