The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection

Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. man hanging from gibbet, P(eye)T above, cap of Liberty, medallion with anchor and monument inscribed with date, edge grained, 11.47g/6h (DH 16; Preston-Morley 1033). Trifling striking crack in edge, otherwise virtually as struck with considerable original colour; only one other specimen known £600-800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: From a 19th century collection; Spink Auction 92, 9 June 1992, lot 10; J.A. Bobbe Collection; bt J.A.B. May 2003