Scotland
Lot 1280 18TH CENTURY COPPER TOKENS Scotland
Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $600
GLASGOW, Gilbert Shearer's halfpenny, 1791 (in Roman numerals) arms of Glasgow/river god reclining on an urn inscribed Clyde, by Soho Mint (D&H 2) a proof struck in copper gilt. Nearly FDC and very rare.
Purchased from Spink in 1976.
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