Baldwin & Sons
Auction 102 4 October 2016
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Skidmore, Copper Halfpenny mule, obv shield of arms between laurel branches, date 17 91 divided by the shield, HALFPENNY above, rev MURD BY THE FACTIOUS . LOUIS XVI. JAN. 21 M. ANTOINETTE OCT. 16 . 1793, edge milled (Atkins p.247, 27; D&H Worcestershire 28) Toned, good extremely fine, exceptionally rare.
ex Lincoln Number 1 Collection
ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired 30 March 1934 for 20/-
Founded by John Skidmore (1748-1823) and later joined by his second son, Paul (b. 1775) in 1795 or 1796. They carried on an iron-foundry and held the appointment of stovegrate maker to His Majesty's Board of Ordnance. The company produced numerous tokens, ultimately responsible for more than a quarter of all the token varieties produced in the late 18th Century, including those issued by Matthew Denton, Thomas Prattent, and Thomas Spence.
Estimate: £250-300
ex Lincoln Number 1 Collection
ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired 30 March 1934 for 20/-
Founded by John Skidmore (1748-1823) and later joined by his second son, Paul (b. 1775) in 1795 or 1796. They carried on an iron-foundry and held the appointment of stovegrate maker to His Majesty's Board of Ordnance. The company produced numerous tokens, ultimately responsible for more than a quarter of all the token varieties produced in the late 18th Century, including those issued by Matthew Denton, Thomas Prattent, and Thomas Spence.
Estimate: £250-300