Devon, Plymouth, Shepheard, Dove, Hammett & Co, Halfpence, 1796 (2), large loom, shepheard edge, 9.54g/6h (DH 6), small loom, plain edge, 8.70g/6h (DH 7); Visit of George III, 1789, medalets by J. Davies (2), in plated copper and copper, both edges plain, 7.69g/6h, 7.50g/6h (DH 8; BHM 319) [4]. First extremely fine with virtually full original colour but a spot on reverse, others about extremely fine, last better (£50-70)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence.

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Provenance:
DH 6 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 195 (part) [from Baldwin], Fawcett/Litman Collection
DH 7 and 8 in copper Fawcett/Litman Collection.

Shepheard, Dove, Hammett & Co, hemp and flax manufacturers. George III’s visit to Plymouth in August 1789 was part of a West Country tour; while there he officially opened the port’s North Dock, then the largest in England