18th Century British Trade Tokens

Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Kempson’s City Pennies, 1797 (11), revs. Cathedral, 17.88g/6h (DH 1), High Cross, 15.76g/6h (DH 9), New County Gaol, 16.86g/6h (DH 10), St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 17.36g/6h (DH 11), St John’s Church, 16.49g/6h (DH 7), St Mary de Crypt Church, 16.53g/6h (DH 2), St Mary de Lode Church (2), no buttresses, 16.49g/6h (DH 3), with buttresses, 16.26g/6h (DH 4), St Michael’s Church, 17.12g/6h (DH 5), St Nicholas’ Church, 17.50g/6h (DH 6), White Friars, 16.38g/6h (DH 8) [11]. The complete series; generally extremely fine, DH 1 and 7 with original colour, others bronzed £300-350

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

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Provenance: Spink Auction 81, 19 November 1990, lot 256.

DH 1 only illustrated