Auction Catalogue

19 March 2009

Starting at 10:30 AM

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 339

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19 March 2009

Hammer Price:
£290

18th Century Tokens, Lancashire, Lancaster, Thomas Worswick & Sons, Halfpence (5), 1791 (4), 12.54g/6h (DH 13), 12.45g/5h (DH 16), 12.25g/6h, 12.18g/6h (both DH 18, former the plate coin), 1792, 12.14g/6h (DH 26); imitation Halfpence (19), 1792 (3), 9.55g/6h (DH 29d), 12.22g/6h (DH 31), 9.87g/6h (DH 31a), 1794 (16), 9.55g/6h (DH 39), 7.19g/6h (DH 39b), 7.65g/12h, 6.83g/6h (both DH 40a), 9.01g/6h (DH 41b), 8.95g/6h (DH 41d), 9.29g/6h (DH 41e), 10.86g/6h (DH 42), 9.69g/6h (DH 43), 9.23g/6h, 8.77g/6h (both DH 44), 8.78g/6h, 8.44g/6h (both DH 44a), 8.97g/6h (DH 44b), 9.29g/6h (DH 45a), 9.24g/6h (DH 45b) [24]. One DH 40a mediocre, DH 39 and 41e fine, others fine to very fine, some better and patinated, several very rare £150-200

Provenance: All except both DH 40a, 41b, both 44 and both 44a F.S. Cokayne Collection [13 from R. Dalton November 1912, 16 and 26 from R. Dalton February 1909, 29d from Lincoln February 1906, 31 from L. Clements May 1908, 39b from Baldwin March 1909, 41d from Spink January 1908, 42 from L. Clements March 1911, 44b from W.L. Gantz May 1926, 45a from Lincoln February 1908, 45b from Baldwin September 1908], additionally: DH *18 at 12.25g and 41e S.H. Hamer Collection, Glendining Auction, 26-8 November 1930, lot 102 (part), bt Seaby December 1930