The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin

Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1793, 10.02g/12h (DH 131); Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), bust left (2), revs. bust of David Garrick, 9.92g/6h (DH 133), ruins of St Paul’s Covent Garden, 11.86g/6h (DH 135), legend in 8 lines, rev. bust of David Garrick, edge plain, 11.79g/6h (DH 139a) [4]. About extremely fine and better, but first with striking crack £200-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin.

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Provenance: DH 131 and 133 Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 349 (part); DH 135 bt P.C. Deane; *DH 139a SNC December 1988 (8060), bt Spink October 1989