Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection

Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Kempson’s London Buildings, Pennies (5), type 1 with rev. die london promissory penny token (4), obvs. Guildhall, 25.38g/12h (DH 42), Mansion House, 21.54g/6h (DH 43), Somerset House (2), 26.14g/6h (DH 44). 25.50g/6h (DH 44a); type 2 with rev. die london penny token, obv. St James’s Palace, 22.06g/6h (DH 58) [5]. First two practically as struck with full original colour, last very fine, others extremely fine with much original colour, edge lettering on DH 44 very faint £200-250

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

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Provenance: DH 58 bt 2001; others Fawcett/Litman Collection, D.L. Spence Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 63, 7 October 2004, lot 1331.

DH 42 only illustrated