Warwickshire, Meriden, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. dove with olive branch within wreath, edge plain, 11.11g/12h (DH 316). Light scratches below dove on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with diffused original colour, very rare £150-200

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

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Provenance: T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 136 (part) [from Seaby 1963]; M.Z. Gerson Collection; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1026 (part) [from M.Z.G. September 1985]; J. Spingarn Collection FPL (423); bt J.S. February 2001