The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Tokens

18th Century, Aylesbury, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, FW cypher, rev. shepherd, edge grained, 9.33g/3h (DH 10). Minor toning spots on obverse, good extremely fine with much original colour, extremely rare; the second best of the three specimens known to the cataloguer [see lot 1027] (£300-400)

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

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Provenance:
W J Davis Collection, Sotheby Auction, 11-15 March 1901, lot 3 (part);
W Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 5 (part) [from Spink, January 1908];
bt Baldwin March 1973.

Exhibition:
British Numismatic Society, 24 April 1973