Skidmore & Son, Copper Halfpenny Mule, 1795 (D&H Middlesex 499) Obv: Two men at a forge, 1795 below. Around the perimeter MANUFACTORY . & . IRON-FOUNDRY . CLERKENWELL * ;Rev: A laureate bust to right. Around the perimeter LONG . LIVE . THE . KING .;Edge: SKIDMORE HOLBORN LONDON (Atkins 113; 380, D&H Middlesex 499)

Choice, faded red and brown uncirculated. A lovely token with fully original surfaces and quite rare.

Skidmore, Founded by John Skidmore (1748-1823) and later joined by his second son, Paul (b. 1775) in 1795 or 1796. They carried on an iron-foundry and held the appointment of stovegrate maker to His Majesty's Board of Ordance. The company produced numerous tokens, ultimately responsible for more than a quarter of all the token varieties produced in the late 18th century, including those issued by Matthew Denton, Thomas Prattent, and Thomas Spence.