Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Queen’s College Gate, rev. similar, edge lettered, 26.43g/6h (DH 6 and Middlesex 118). Obverse die extensively rusted, good very fine, reverse better, patinated, extremely rare (£150-200)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence.

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Provenance:
Baldwin Auction 24, 9-10 October 2000, lot 1118.

Queen’s College was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou, consort of Henry VI, and completed by Elizabeth, wife of Edward IV, who granted the first statutes in 1475