18th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1800, bust left with four buttons on coat, the work of john gregory hancock aged 9 years around, from a model by i.g. hancock sen. below, rev. to encourage a rare instance of genius this coin was struck for t. welch birmingham and date, edge penny token payable on demand, 37.43g/6h (DH 24). About extremely fine and very rare £200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: W. Waite-Sanderson Collection, Glendining Auction, 16-17 November 1944, lot 216; F. Willis Collection, Glendining Auction, 13 May 1981, lot 235 [from Seaby 1948]; bt S.E. Schwer.

36 struck