The Collection of British Tokens formed by John Roberts-Lewis

18th Century Tokens, HAMPSHIRE, Gosport, Benjamin and Jonathan Jones, Halfpenny, 1796, 8.94g/6h (DH 44); John Jordan, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.88g/6h (DH 41); Newport (Isle of Wight), Robert Wilkins, Halfpenny, 1792, 10.58g/6h (DH 46); Petersfield, Eames, Holland & Andrews, Halfpence, 1793 (2), 9.19g/5h (DH 47), 10.52g/6h (DH 48a); Portsea, Samuel Salmon, John Courtney and Edward Frost, Halfpenny, 1796, 9.63g/6h (DH 79a), George Sargeant, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.57g/6h (DH 68), 11.61g/6h (DH 75), Westwood’s Farthing, 1791, 6.14g/12h (DH 95) [9]. DH 79a and 95 extremely fine with much original colour, DH 47 and 68 about very fine, others good very fine or better £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by John Roberts-Lewis.

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Provenance: DH 41, 46 and 75 bt S.E. Schwer June 1982; DH 44 bt R. Gladdle; DH 68 bt Spink; DH *79a and 95 M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lots 66, 69 (parts), bt S.E. Schwer