Lot 988
Coventry, Thomas Sharp uniface die trial...

Baldwin's - The Deane Collection - Part II | 0110
Auction: 25 May 2023 at 10:00 BST
£2,280
Estimate: £500 - £700
Description
Coventry, Thomas Sharp uniface die trial of obverse of his halfpenny (1797), Female personification of
Coventry seated – now with sword and legend, rev. blank, edge plain, 31mm/13.43gm. (DH 308 - this
piece), good Extremely Fine and darkly patinated with underlying glow. Of the highest rarity – Unique and
D&H plate coin.
Ex. F S Cokayne Col., his ticket – bought 27 Nov 1930 ex Hamer Col. via Glendining’s, lot 417 (with previous), for £6/5/-. Acquired
AHB c. 1946.

