Scotland
Lot 1251 18TH CENTURY COPPER TOKENS Scotland
Estimate $1,200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,000
ARGYL, Skidmores 'T Gorton' penny, 1797, Argyle-House by Jacobs/T.G. cypher (D&H 1). Obverse die badly fractured however not nearly as bad as in D&H plate and the reverse unaffected. Traces of mint red, dark brown patina, nearly uncirculated and extremely rare.
Purchased from Spink in 1986.
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