Lancashire, Liverpool, Thomas Clarke, imitation Halfpence (33), 1791 (17), straight 1s in date (9), anglesey edge, reversed ns, 11.20g/6h (DH 79), anglesey edge, normal ns, 9.35g/6h (DH 79b), anglesea edge, 9.30g/6h (DH 79c), bristol edge, 9.98g/6h (DH 79e), bedworth edge, 9.37g/6h (DH 79i), edge grained right, 10.47g/6h (DH 79j), edge grained left, 10.11g/6h (DH 79k), lancaster edge, 10.63g/6h (DH 83a), poor quality cast, anglesey edge, 8.91g/6h (DH 84a); curved 1s in date (8), 11.38g/6h (DH 86), 12.78g/6h (DH 87), 9.77g/6h (DH 88), 11.79g/6h (DH 89), 12.41g/6h (DH 90), 12.04g/6h (DH 91), 12.55g/6h (DH 93), 11.82g/6h (DH 94); 1792 (6), hull edge, 10.62g/12h (DH 100), current every where edge, 10.44g/12h (DH 102), clacke edge, 8.89g/6h (DH 103), birmingham edge, 9.98g/6h (DH 104), cronebane edge, 9.43g/6h (DH 104a), lancaster edge, 10.09g/6h (DH 104b); 1793 (5), anglesea edge, 10.03g/6h (DH 105), london edge, ns in london reversed, 9.81g/6h (DH 106a var); anglesey edge, 9.05g/6h (DH 107), london edge, 11.23g/6h (DH 107a), edge grained, 10.93g/6h (DH 107b); 1794 (5), anglesey edge, 9.31g/6h (DH 108), london edge, 8.67g/6h (DH 108d), cork edge, 7.93g/12h (DH 108e), dublin edge, 8.79g/6h (DH 108f), clacke edge, 12.80g/6h (DH 109) [33]. DH 88 practically as struck with full original colour, DH 79b, 89, 102, 107b, 108 and 108d extremely fine, others generally fine to very fine, some better, many rare, a good group of these imitations (£200-250)

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

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Provenance:
All Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 79j and 105 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 223 (part) [DH 79j from J. Verity, DH 105 from J. Henry]
DH 107a from C.E. Bullowa.

DH 88 only illustrated