British and Irish Banknotes

Shrewsbury, for Trickweight, Shovel, Axe and Self, a skit note for 2 Pence, 4 June 1792, serial number K161, signed by S.Kipe, promising to ‘pay Mr. Nevercall, or Order on demand the Sum of Two Pence at Messrs Parrs, Smokey, Rawe and Beckets, with a vignette of a horse-drawn cart of coal at left, fragile, very good and rare
Outing unlisted £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Sir David Kirch Collection of Skit Notes.

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This note appears to be some kind of protest about the weight or price of coal or related goods, particularly given the position of Shrewsbury close to Coalbrookdale and the growing industry there.