Auction Catalogue

29 September 2005

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

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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№ 1453

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29 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£190

Halfpence (11), Garlick Hythe [Garlick Hill], St James’s, coventry edge, 13.54g/12h (DH 586); Gracechurch Street, St Bennet’s, 1797, edge plain, 9.14g/7h (DH 589); Hanover Square, St George’s, rev. wreath with single bottom leaves, edge plain, 14.36g/12h (DH 592a), and a mule, dove in wreath, rev. gb cypher, edge grained over skidmore holborn london, 12.95g/11h (DH 594); Holborn, St Andrew’s, skidmore edge, 12.64g/12h (DH 595); Leadenhall Street, St Andrew’s, 1797, edge partly grained, 10.17g/12h (DH 597); Little Tower Street, St Margaret Pattens (2), edge partly grained, 10.25g/12h (DH 637a), edge plain, 10.28g/12h (DH 637b); Lombard Street, Allhallows, 1797, edge plain, 11.26g/12h (DH 599); St Edmond the King, edge plain, 10.78g/11h (DH 600); St Mary Woolnorth, edge plain, 10.47g/11h (DH 601a) [11]. All extremely fine, several with much original colour, DH 586 and 594 rare (£150-200)

Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 586, 597 and 637b F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lots 262 and 263 (parts) [589 and 592a from Verity, *594 from Lincoln stock, 595 from Baldwin, others from Spink]