18th Century, Slough, William Till and John Peckham, Proof mule Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, arms of the Till family, rev. arms of the Peckham family, john peckham chemist & druggist around, edge plain, 11.62g/12h (DH 25). Adhesive remains on obverse and a minor rim nick at 12 o’clock, otherwise very fine, reverse better and toned, with the usual flaw on the rim, of the highest rarity; the only known specimen in silver (£400-600)

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

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Provenance:
Bt Baldwin August 1973.

Exhibition:
British Numismatic Society, 22 April 1980. See Colour Plate III

Contrary to the note in Davisson’s 1990 revision of D & H, this coin demonstrates that DH 25 does exist in silver