Important British Trade Tokens

Cambridge, Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, 1797, Queen’s College Gate, rev. portcullis and scales in wreath, edge lettered, 18.85g/6h (DH Middlesex 171). Extremely fine with much original colour, very rare (£120-150)

Provenance:
W.J. Davis Collection, Sotheby Auction, 11-15 March 1901, lot 76 (part)
F.S. Cokayne Collection
D.E. Litrenta Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 65, 16 March 2005, lot 1271 [from R. Gladdle]