The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin

Suffolk, Beccles, issuer uncertain, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1795, 10.88g/6h (DH 16a); Blything, Sir John Rous, Halfpenny, 1794, 11.01g/12h (DH 19); Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Penny, 20.88g/6h (DH 2), Halfpenny, 1794, 9.98g/6h (DH 22), Samuel Prentice, Samuel Delf and Mathias Abel Sr, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.24g/6h (DH 21a); Bury St Edmunds, Michael Apsey, Halfpenny, 10.73g/6h (DH 28), Philip Deck, Penny, 1794, 17.32g/6h (DH 4), Halfpenny, 10.55g/12h (DH 26), Charles Guest, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.50g/6h (DH 30); Haverhill, John Fincham, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.18g/6h (DH 31); Hoxne and Hartsmere, Thomas Tallant, Penny, 1795, 19.60g/6h (DH 6a), Halfpenny, 1795, 12.01g/6h (DH 33a) [12]. DH 4 and 21a extremely fine with original colour, DH 22 and 31 fine, others very fine and better but DH 19 harshly cleaned £120-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin.

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Provenance: DH 2 bt S.E. Schwer July 1990; DH 4 and 6a P.C. Deane Collection, Christie’s Auction (New York), 4-5 December 1985, lot 92 (part), bt P.C.D. April 1986 [4], June 1986 [6a]; DH 16a, 19, 22, 26, 31 and 33a G.W. Spencer Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 138 (part); DH 21a M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 58, 30 April 1987, lot 246 (part), recté DH 21a, bt R. Gladdle 1987; DH 28 bt R. Jeffery March 1983; DH 30 A.E. Bagnall Collection, Mrs J.G. Schofield Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 204 (part) [from A.E.B. 1949]