Lot 137
London, Holborn, Thomas Spence Halfpenny 1796, Four men dancing around a pole with a severed head on top (Walpole), rev. …

Auction: 7 October 2024 at 10:00 BST
£480
Description
London, Holborn, Thomas Spence Halfpenny 1796, Four men dancing around a pole with a severed head on top (Walpole), rev. Highlander in national dress (kilt), edge , SPENCE DEALER x IN x COINS x LONDON x, 29.5mm/12.43gm. (DH 887). Well struck, Gem UNC with some two thirds original mint lustre, scarce.
Footnote
Ex B A Seaby Jul. 1964, their ticket for 35/-

