Lot 1217
London - Holborn, Paul Skidmore’s ‘London Churches Series’ Halfpenny
The Deane Collection of 18th Century Tokens | 112
Auction: 11 October 2023 at 12:50 BST
£720
Description
London - Holborn, Paul Skidmore’s ‘London Churches Series’ Halfpenny, St. James’s, Piccadilly, rev. PSCo cypher 1797, 29mm/12.24gm. (DH 641). St. Mary’s, Whitechapel, rev. PSCo cypher, 28.75mm/10.36gm. (DH 642). St. Mary’s Willesden, rev. PSCo cypher, edge faint inscription, 29mm/13.23 gm. (DH 643). Bermondsey Priory, Bermondsey, rev. PSCo cypher 1797, 29mm/11.40gm. (DH 667). St. Mary’s Rotherhithe, rev. PSCo cypher, 28.75mm/11.38gm. (DH 668). Christchurch, Southwark, rev. PSCo cypher 1797, 29mm/11.75gm. (DH 670). St. John Horsleydown, Southwark, rev. PSCo cypher 1797, 29mm.11.49gm. (DH 671). All good Extremely Fine, first almost full lustre, sixth and seventh with considerable amounts of lustre, rest tones with traces of lustre. Willesden piece very rare ‘RR’. [7]
First and fourth ex ‘an old Surrey Col.’ via Mark Rasmussen Sep. 2016; Rest all ex Baldwin’s Basement Feb 2018; Last three with unidentified early 20th. c. tickets - Spinks ?
