Davissons Ltd.
Auction 40 3 Mar 2021
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Middlesex 774a (new edge variety, discovery piece). Spence. Copper halfpenny. 8.26 gm. 28.5 mm. A thin man on the ground gnawing on a bone; FRENCH LIBERTY / An anchor, a cap of Liberty above; LIBERTY PEACE COMMERCE. Edge: finely milled. Good Extremely Fine; even dark tone; struck with a die covered with fine rust and some effort at polishing on the reverse; a late strike, probably a Skidmore production. Apparently unique with this edge. D&H does not list an example of this piece with a milled edge.
The Mike Sussman Collection of British Trade Tokens.