Davissons Ltd.
Auction 41 16 Mar 2022
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Middlesex 173 (Scarce). Miscellaneous Series. Copper penny. 25.06 gm. 34 mm. Dies by Jacobs. 1797. Front view of a building; THE HOUSE OF COMMONS FROM THE THAMES BUILT 1552 around / A cap of liberty atop a pole, a coronet halfway down the pole over a corncopia and a palm branch; PEACE LIBERTY AND PLENTY 1797 around. Edge: I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY. Uncirculated; lightly toned over almost prooflike surfaces; early die failure evident in the reverse field.
Ex Bill McKivor (his envelope).