Lot 945
Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore’s...




Baldwin's - The Deane Collection - Part II | 0110
Auction: 25 May 2023 at 10:00 BST
£228
Estimate: £150 - £200
Description
Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny 1792, Draped bust of David Garrick left, rev. 8-line legend. re locating servants, edge plain, 30.75mm/11.62gm. (DH 139a). Another the same but on a very small flan and edge rounded, 28mm/8.01gm. (DH 139a), both good Extremely Fine, toned with traces of mint lustre. Flan is so small on second that 8‑line legend does not fit – on first, rev. die is broken at edge so cud showing. Both extremely rare ‘RRR’. [2]
First ex F S Cokayne Col., his ticket - ex William Norman Col. via Sotheby’s 13 Jul 1903, lot 313 with 4 others, bought for 30/-. Acquired AHB c. 1946.




