18th Century, Aylesbury, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, Justice seated right, holding sword and scales, rev. church, hendon value one halfpenny 1794 around, edge grained, 11.29g/6h (DH 14). Brilliant mint state with full original colour, of the highest rarity; only two other specimens known, one of which is in the British Museum (£500-600)

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

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Provenance:
From a 19th century collection;
Spink Auction 92, 9 June 1992, lot 8.

The rev. die originally served as the obv. for Price’s Hendon halfpenny (DH Middlesex 324)