18th Century Tokens
Hampshire, Gosport, Thomas Wood, Jacobs' mule Penny, 1798, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. floating raft, french folly, etc, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 25.85g/1h (DH 3). Usual light die cracks on obverse, extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare £300-400
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Provenance: J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part I, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 8 December 1981, lot 37 (part); M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 59