Paul Skidmore series, Churches, Halfpence (11), Clerkenwell, St James’s (5), 1797, edge plain, 10.14g/12h (DH 564), and mules (4), revs. built anno domo 1792 (2), skidmore edge, 12.52g/12h (DH 565), white metal, plain edge, 8.73g/12h (DH 565a), arms, skidmore edge, 12.44g/12h (DH 566), open book, skidmore edge, 12.28g/12h (DH 567); Coleman Street, St Catherine’s, edge plain, 11.55g/1h (DH 569); St Stephens (2), undated, edge plain, 11.79g/12h (DH 570), 1797, edge plain, 11.57g/12h (DH 571); College Hill, St Michael’s, edge plain, 12.21g/12h (DH 572a); Cornhill, St Michael’s, edge plain, 9.43g/12h (DH 573a); St Peter’s, 1797, edge plain, 12.24g/12h (DH 575) [11]. DH 565a better than very fine but obverse field scuffed and with edge nick, rare, others all extremely fine, all except DH 565 with original colour £150-200

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

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Provenance: DH 564 bt J.A. Bobbe October 1985; DH 565 O.P. Eklund Collection, M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 235 (part) [from J.A. Bobbe], W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 566 (part); *DH 565a J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part I, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 8 December 1981, lot 147 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 566 (part); DH 566 O.P. Eklund Collection, J.A. Bobbe Collection [acquired September 1979], bt J.A.B. September 1994; DH 567 T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 302 (part), bt J.A. Bobbe October 1985; DH 569 bt P. Flanagan June 1985; DH 570 bt M.Z. Gerson April 1980; DH 571 bt S. Cordova May 1999; DH 572a O.P. Eklund Collection, bt J.A. Bobbe December 1987; DH 573a bt P. Flanagan April 1981; DH 575 bt A. Davisson December 1996