Paul Skidmore series, Churches, Halfpence (8), Blackfriars, St Ann’s (2), undated, edge plain, 12.76g/12h (DH 553), 1797, edge plain, 10.20g/6h (DH 554); Botolph Lane, St Botolph’s, edge plain, 12.10g/11h (DH 556a); Bow Lane, St Mary’s, 1797, edge partly grained, 9.88g/12h (DH 558); Bread Street, St Mildred’s, edge plain, 11.59g/12h (DH 559); Cannon Street, St Swithin’s, edge plain, 13.37g/12h (DH 560); Cateaton Street, St Lawrence’s, edge plain, 14.14g/12h (DH 561); Cheapside, St Mary-le-Bow, 1797, edge plain, 9.29g/6h (DH 563) [8]. DH 556a harshly lacquered, DH 559 with scratch in obverse field, others about extremely fine and better, mostly with original colour, DH 553 very rare £120-150

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

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Provenance: DH 553 T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 300 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 564; DH 554 bt J.A. Bobbe January 1984; DH 556a SCMB September 1975, M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 233 (part), bt R. Gladdle September 1986; DH 558 bt J.A. Bobbe December 1982; DH 559 M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 234 (part), bt R. Gladdle September 1986; DH 560 J.A. Bobbe Collection [acquired December 1979], bt J.A.B. October 1985; *DH 561 O.P. Eklund Collection, M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 234 (part), bt R. Gladdle September 1986; DH 563 bt R. Gladdle August 1986