Davissons Ltd.
Auction 37 21 Feb 2018
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Middlesex 16 (R). Gorton's. Æ penny. 26.45 gm. 33 mm. 1797. A fender (fire grate) and fire irons; LONDON. below, T GORTON DEALER IN FENDERS &c. CLERKENWEL around / A large TG cypher between palm branches; BRITISH PENNY 1797 around on a raised broad rim. Edge: I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY. Good Extremely Fine; even brown tone with some underlying luster evident. The collar for the edge was loose, so there is a bulge in the flan from 6 to 8 obverse and corresponding on the reverse.
Lot 221, a George I shilling, also shows an edging error where the collar was loose.