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

Mainwaring's 'Map of France' Halfpence, 1794 (4), 9.35g/12h (DH 1016d), 9.53g/12h (DH 1016f), 11.21g/6h (DH 1017c), 9.44g/12h (DH 1017f); Skidmore's Charles Fox Halfpenny, 10.00g/12h (DH 1014); Skidmore's Revd. William Romaine Halfpenny, 1795, 9.69g/12h (DH 1036); Uncertain manufacturers, Thomas Hardy, Halfpenny, 1794, 8.49g/12h (DH 1025); John Horne Tooke's Halfpence, 1794 (3), 9.36g/12h (DH 1044a), 8.49g/6h (DH 1045a), 8.99g/6h (DH 1047); 'Pro Bono Publico' Farthings (2), 1757, 2.56g/12h (DH 1171), 1803, 2.38g/5h (DH 1174) [12]. DH 1036 extremely fine with original colour, DH 1014 very fine but lacquered, others generally fine to very fine (£80-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of London 18th Century Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance:
DH 1014 P.C. Deane Collection, M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 290 (part), bt W. McKivor October 2004
DH 1016d and *1036 bt W. McKivor October 2004
DH 1017c, 1047 and 1174 Fawcett/Litman Collection, D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lots 1571, 1578, 1579 (parts), additionally:
DH 1174 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 212 (part) [from S.H. Hamer November 1909]
Others bt J. Holman 2004