British Tokens from the Collection of the late David Perry

18th Century Tokens, LANARKSHIRE, Anderston, W. McNeilage, Farthing, 2.47g/10h (DH 11); Glasgow, Archibald Anderson, Farthings (2), 2.23g/6h (W 7282; DH 12/13), 2.46g/6h (W 7282; DH 14); James Angus, Farthing, 1780, 3.17g/6h (DH 22), Cubie & Paterson, Farthings (2), 2.57g/6h, 2.36g/6h (both W 7295; DH 24); Ralph Erskin & Co, Farthings, 1781 (2), 4.74g/12h (DH 25), 4.24g/12h (DH 26); Alexander Ewing, Farthing, 1799, 4.94g/6h (DH 27); Thomas Finlayson, Farthings (2), 2.18g/5h (DH 29), 2.11g/6h (DH 30); Alexander Hamilton, Farthings, 1791 (2), 5.25g/6h, 4.89g/6h (both DH 31/32); George Randolph, Farthing, 1799, 3.06g/6h (DH 39); Retailers’ Farthings (5), 2.42g/6h (DH 43), 2.54g/6h (DH 45), 2.48g/6h (DH 46), 2.24g/6h (DH 47), 2.43g/6h (DH 48); Gilbert Shearer & Co, Boulton’s Halfpenny, 1791, 13.10g/6h (DH 2), imitation Halfpence, 1791 (4), 9.58g/12h (DH 3), 8.43g/6h (DH 3c), 9.07g/6h (DH 4), 10.06g/6h (DH 4f), Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (4), 10.36g/6h (DH 6a), 7.91g/6h (DH 7a), 8.21g/6h (DH 8a), 10.04g/6h (DH 9); Robert Thallon, Farthings (2), 2.28g/7h (W 7434; DH Lothian 126), 2.58g/6h (W 7436; DH Lothian 127); E. Waterson, Farthing, 2.93g/6h (W 7455; DH 50); Rutherglen, issuer uncertain, Farthing, 2.63g/8h (DH 51) [32]. DH 2 extremely fine and bronzed, DH 3, 4f, 6a, 8a and 29 very fine, DH 27 fair, others generally fine but DH 25 and 26 damaged, DH 51 very rare £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Tokens from the Collection of the late David Perry.

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Provenance: DH 2 bt April 1977; DH 3 bt N.G. Brodie September 1994; DH 3c bt J. Whitmore November 1999; DH 4 bt J. Whitmore July 1995; DH 4f bt S.E. Schwer January 1982; DH 6a bt S.R. Porter February 1979; DH 7a and 9 bt S.E. Schwer August 1978; DH 11 bt N.G. Brodie September 1994; DH 22 and 46 bt A.W. Judd April 1997; DH 24 at 2.36g bt R. Hayes March 1997; DH 25 bt C.J. Dixon February 1983; DH 26 bt S.E. Schwer January 1983; DH 27 bt A.W. Judd November 1996; DH 29 bt A.W. Judd May 1995; DH 30, 31 at 5.25g and 126 bt H. Brown February 1986; DH 31 at 4.89g and 39 bt D. Mawson March 1980; DH 43 bt S.E. Schwer October 1988; DH 47, 48 and 127 bt S.E. Schwer October 1988; DH 50 bt J. Whitmore May 1996; DH 51 bt R.A. Fenner June 1996