The Important Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by the late Dr David L Spence, of Pittsburgh (Part II)

Marylebone, Edward Neeton, Halfpence, 1795 (2), large [30mm] flan, 8.87g/6h, small flan, 8.87g/6h (both DH 390); Newgate Street, Christ’s Hospital, Halfpence, 1800 (4), stop after date (2), 4.24g/6h (DH 278), 5.03g/12h (DH 279), no stop after date (2), 5.10g/12h (DH 280), 5.20g/12h (DH 281); Daniel Eaton, Halfpenny, 1795, edge grained, 9.37g/7h (DH 301); Henry Symonds, William Winterbotham, James Ridgway and Daniel Holt, Kempson’s Halfpence (2), 1794, stop after date, edge grained, 9.00g/6h (DH 393), 1795, edge grained, 10.12g/6h (DH 396b); Kempson’s mule Halfpence (3), revs. King and Constitution, current every whbere edge, 8.79g/12h (DH 394), London Corresponding Society, edge plain, 6.35g/3h (DH 395), three men hanging, edge plain, 8.88g/12h (DH 397) [12]. DH 301 and 390 small flan extremely fine with almost full original colour, DH 279, 280, 281 and 395 about fine and better, others mostly very fine (£80-100)

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:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 278, 279, 280 and 281 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 153 (part) [278 from Lincoln March 1903, 279 from Spink November 1913, 280 from Baldwin January 1912, 281 from R. Dalton December 1910]
DH 390 large flan, 393 and 396b F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 249 (part) [390 from Baldwin, others from Verity].

DH 301 only illustrated. Edward Neeton, wine and spirit merchant. Christ's Hospital, or the Blue Coat School, as it was generally termed from the outward garment of the children, was a royal foundation dating to 1552. The children of the school were obliged to change any money they possessed into these tokens, which were the only currency allowed within the precincts of the building (Spence Part I, 1326). Henry Delahay Symonds, bookseller and publisher, 23 Paternoster row, retired from business 1806; William Winterbotham, dissenting minister from Plymouth; James Ridgway (†May 1838, aged 83), from Mottram, Cheshire, publisher and bookseller at 1 York street, St James’s and later 170 Piccadilly; Daniel Holt (†January 1797, aged 33), from Newark, printer of the Newark Herald; there was no connection between them other than that all four were incarcerated at Newgate prison for uttering seditious libels, 1793-5 (Longman, pp.41-4; Bell, 1987, pp.121-4)