Hampshire, Portsea, George Sargeant, Halfpence, 1794 (10), no mark of value, 9.45g/6h (DH 68), halfpenny, 10.91g/6h (DH 69), payable (6), 9.82g/6h (DH 70), 9.90g/6h (DH 71), 9.85g/6h (DH 72), 10.08g/6h (DH 73), 9.78g/6h (DH 75), 10.02g/6h (DH 76); imitation Halfpence, 1794 (2), salmons edge, 8.44g/6h (DH 74), london liverpool or montrose edge, 8.16g/6h (DH 74b) [10]. DH 75 extremely fine with much original colour but edge filed, DH 68, 72 and 73 about extremely fine, all with some original colour, others generally fine, some better, DH 74 and 74b very rare (£80-100)

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:
All Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 68 and 69 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 58 (part) [both from Lincoln, September 1908]
DH 72 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 210 (part) [from W.C. Weight]
DH 76 bt November 1953.

George Edward Sargeant. The edge reading of DH 74b corrects that published in the standard reference