Essex, Woodford, William Brooks, Denton’s Halfpenny, 1796, wheatsheaf and sickle, rev. compasses, wheel, saw and axe, edge plain, 9.62g/7h (DH 39). Extremely fine, original colour on obverse, diffused on reverse, rare £200-£260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 18th Century Tokens from the Collection formed by the late David Barry Bailey.

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Provenance: W.L. Gantz Collection, Glendining Auction, 23-7 June 1941, lot 1665 (part); A Distinguished Cabinet of British Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T15, 8 November 2017, lot 253, recté 9.62g/7h; bt W. McKivor