The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence

Skidmore’s British Penny, 1797, bust of George III right within ornamental border, rev. tg cypher, palm branches below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.24g/12h (DH 191). Extremely fine and exceptionally rare, very few specimens known (£500-800)

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:
Bt Baldwin October 1973.

The prior pedigree of this token is not known, although it is not one of the six examples known to have been illustrated in the past [Batty/Davis/Jan/Bobbe; West/Hamer/Gantz; Lincoln; Longman; Noble; and that illustrated in DH]