British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Halfpenny, 1795, 11.29g/6h (DH 295); Finsbury Square, Lackington, Allen & Co, Halfpence (3), 1794, 10.72g/6h (DH 354), 8.99g/6h, 8.75g/6h (both DH 358a); Haymarket, Francis Shackelton, Halfpenny, 1794, 8.98g/12h (DH 477); High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, 12.25g/12h (DH 520b); Long Acre, Basil Burchell, Halfpenny or medalet, 11.58g/7h (DH 273), John Fowler, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.00g/6h (DH 306); Newgate Street, Henry Symonds, William Winterbotham, James Ridgway and Daniel Holt, Kempson’s Halfpence, 1794 (2), 10.11g/12h, 9.11g/6h (both DH 393); Russell Court, Sim, Halfpenny, 7.08g/6h (DH 478, unofficially gilt); Strand, J. and Gilbert Pidcock, Farthing, 2.81g/5h (DH 1067a); Tottenham Court Road, Jonathan Dennis, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.48g/6h (DH 297c); uncertain locality, uncertain issuer, Mail Coach series, Halfpenny with initials jf, a test piece struck over an imitation George III Halfpenny, 8.48g (dies of DH 363); Kempson’s London Buildings, Penny, type 2, Royal Exchange, 22.06g/12h (DH 65) [15]. Test piece fair, DH 65 and 520b about extremely fine, others fine to very fine, one or two better (£120-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence.

View
Collection