Hampshire, Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Westwood’s Halfpenny, 1790, bust of Sir Bevois left, rev. arms, taylor edge, 12.97g/6h (DH 85). Some light discolouration, otherwise extremely fine and very rare (£70-90)

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:
Bt Baldwin October 1973.

Walter Taylor (1734-1803), shipwright and brewer; Richard Vernon Moody (†1792), banker, wife’s name Mary Annabella, née Nicholas (†December 1829, aged 73); a memorial tablet in the Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Froyle, records the deaths of Moody’s two daughters, Mary (†July 1855, aged 67) and Rebecca (†April 1860, aged 69). For the story behind Taylor’s instructions for coining tokens to, firstly, John Westwood in June 1789, then subsequently Matthew Boulton later in that year, see Doty, CTCJ August 1997, pp.16-24