A Distinguished Cabinet of British Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman

18th Century Tokens, LONDON, 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, 26.31g/10h (DH 191). Very fine and extremely rare; believed only 8 specimens known £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Distinguished Cabinet of British Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: West Collection; S.H. Hamer Collection, Glendining Auction, 26-8 November 1930, lot 247; W.L. Gantz Collection, Glendining Auction, 23-7 June 1941, lot 1680 (part)