18th Century Tokens from the Joel Spingarn Collection

18th Century, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, County, ‘Greatheads’ Penny or medalet, 1797, in white metal, three men in a cart under a gallows, rev. legend in eight lines (DH 8; BHM 444). About extremely fine and of the highest rarity from this reverse die (£900-1,100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 18th Century Tokens from the Joel Spingarn Collection.

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Provenance:
F S Cokayne Collection [from portion bt by Baldwin, c.1946; acquired by FSC April 1918];
T A Jan Collection, Part 2, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 80;
W J Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction [Melbourne], 7-8 July 1998, lot 924.

See Colour Plate IV