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