Matthew Denton series, ‘Swan’ Penny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. urn flanked by scythes and sprigs of laurel, arrow, skull and hour-glass below, edge plain, 27.52g/6h (DH 175a). Rim fault in edge at 8 o’clock on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with some original colour and attractive glossy surfaces, very rare £600-800

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

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Provenance: H. Webb Collection; T. Bliss Collection; H.M. Lingford Collection [from Baldwin December 1944]; W. Anderson Collection, Davissons Mailbid Sale 13, 25 April 2000 (593)