Special Collections

Sold on 16 March 2006

1 part

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A Collection of London 18th Century Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman

Lot

№ 300

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16 March 2006

Hammer Price:
£230

Kempson's Thomas Erskine Halfpenny, 8.05g/6h (DH 1010); Kempson's Erskine and Gibbs Halfpence (3), 9.69g/12h (DH 1011), 9.63g/12h (DH 1012), 9.21g/12h (DH 1012b); Kempson's Sir Isaac Newton series, Halfpence, 1793 (2), 10.42g/6h (DH 1033), 11.40g/12h (DH 1035), Farthings, 1793 (2), 3.54g/6h (DH 1160), 3.94g/12h (DH 1159); Lutwyche's 'General Convenience' Halfpenny, 1795, 8.89g/10h (DH 1018); Lutwyche's Earl Stanhope Halfpenny, 10.79g/6h (DH 1040); Lutwyche's Buck Society Halfpence, 1796 (3), 8.98g/6h (DH 1041), 7.46g/6h (DH 1041a), 7.34g/6h (DH 1041e), and a mule Halfpenny, 10.27g/6h (DH 1042a) [14]. DH 1011, 1012b, 1159 and 1160 about extremely fine, others very fine (£100-150)

Provenance:
DH 1010 and 1011 bt Baldwin June 2004
DH 1012, 1035, 1041 and 1160 bt J. Holman June 2004
DH 1012b, 1018, 1041e and 1042a Fawcett/Litman Collection, D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lots 1571, 1574 (parts)
DH 1040 bt W. McKivor July 2005