18th Century Tokens, Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, James Wright, Halfpenny, 1796, edge plain, 10.78g/6h (DH 52); issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1796, 8.45g/6h (DH 1) [2]. First extremely fine with much original colour, second very fine (£50-70)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The David McDonald Collection of Scottish Coins and Tokens.

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James Wright Jr (1768-98), the Dundee numismatist, stated that ‘the die cracked on the first essay [of DH 52], and was only able to strike about 300 pieces’ (Dykes, SNC July-August 1996, p.196)