Davissons Ltd.
Auction 39 1 Apr 2020
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Middlesex 129 (RR). Skidmore's Globe Series. Copper penny. 26.53 gm. 35 mm. Dies by Jacobs. 1797. View of a Georgian building; Jacobs in small letters below; THE . SOUTH . SEA . HOUSE . around, LONDON . below / A globe in a stand, BRITAIN noted across the upper right quadrant; BRITISH PENNY above, 1797 below. Edge: I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY. Uncirculated; even brown tone with bits of red evident; choice example of one of the rarities in the series.
The Mike Sussman Collection of British Trade Tokens. Ex Wayne Anderson Collection.