British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books including the David Griffiths Reference Library of Token Books

18th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Henry Biggs, Halfpence (3), 1792 (2), 11.06g/6h (DH 70), 8.98g/6h (DH 70a), undated, 11.08g/6h (DH 71a); Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, Halfpence (7), 1791 (2), 14.14g/6h (DH 77), 13.43g/6h (DH 81), 1792 (5), 13.04g/6h (DH 86), 14.58g/6h (DH 91), 13.56g/6h (DH 92), 13.25g/6h (DH 93), 13.65g/6h (DH 95), imitation Halfpence (5), 1792 (4), 9.49g/6h (DH 104a), 9.93g/6h (DH 106), 9.78g/6h (DH 109a), 7.53g/3h (DH 112d), 1793, 8.39g/6h (DH 115); Birmingham Coining & Copper Co, imitation Halfpence, 1794 (3), 10.47g/6h (DH 73a), 10.93g/6h (DH 75b), 11.84g/6h (DH 75c); Joseph Farror, Halfpence, 1791 (2), 12.31g/6h (DH 45), 14.97g/6h (DH 46), mule Halfpenny, 1792, 11.22g/6h (DH 49); Henry Hickman, Halfpenny, 1792, 11.34g/6h (DH 144), Farthings, 1792 (2), 4.45g/6h, 3.79g/6h (both DH 481a); William Lutwyche, Halfpenny, 14.41g/6h (DH 219), Farthing, 4.69g/6h (DH 482), imitation Halfpenny, 7.12g/6h (DH 220) [27]. DH 46, 91, 95 and 144 extremely fine, last three with considerable original colour, DH 49, 70, 219 and 482 very fine or better, others in varied state, DH 92 very rare £150-200

Provenance: DH 49 and 104a A.B. Pardoe Collection; DH 95 and 482 Spalding Gentlemen’s Society Collection, Spink Auction 58, 30 April 1987, lot 152 (part); DH 144 D. Young Collection; DH 219 bt Seaby.

DH 91 only illustrated