18th Century, Aylesbury, Francis Wheeler, Halfpenny, 1796, similar, but with later faked edge payable at f wheeler aylesbury bucks, 11.33g/6h (Atkins 4a, this piece; cf. DH 3). Brilliant and practically as struck, almost full original colour, interesting, UNIQUE (£150-200)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Tokens.

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Provenance:
W J Davis Collection, Sotheby Auction, 11-15 March 1901, lot 2 (part);
W Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 3 (part) [from Baldwin, June 1914];
bt Baldwin October 1972