Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Hampshire, Gosport, Thomas Wood, Jacobs’ mule Penny, 1798, similar, rev. floating raft, french folly, etc, edge lettered, 26.50g/1h (DH 3). Almost extremely fine, 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:
SNC February 1912 (97115)
Fawcett/Litman Collection.

The reverse depicts one of the wind-powered armed rafts which were to act as troop transports for Napoleon’s army of invasion gathered at Boulogne