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18th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Birmingham Coining & Copper Co, imitation Halfpence, 1794 (15), 9.79g/5h (DH 72), 8.16g/6h (DH 72a), 11.21g/6h (DH 73a), 8.68g/7h (DH 73d), 11.34g/6h (DH 74b), 9.76g/6h (DH 74k, edge reads breeches and glove manufactory), 9.71g/6h (DH 74l), 9.79g/6h, 9.77g/6h, 9.31g/6h (all DH 74m), 9.46g/6h (DH 74n), 11.83g/6h (DH 75a), 10.14g/6h (DH 75e), 10.00g/6h (DH 75g), 9.57g/7h (DH 75h), Farthing, 4.36g/6h (DH 477); Birming[ha]m Company, Halfpence, 1793 (2), 10.15g/7h (DH 76b), edge birmingham london or liverpool, 9.06g/7h (DH 76, edge unpublished) [18]. DH 73a and 74l very fine, latter extremely rare, others generally fine, some better, many very rare and a good group of unusual edges £150-250

Provenance: All except DH 72, 74m at 9.79 and 9.31g, 76 with unpublished edge and 477 F.S. Cokayne Collection [73a, *74l, 75a, 75e and 76b from J. Atkins December 1905, 73d from Baldwin 1931, 74d from Baldwin March 1933, 74k from Spink March 1907, 74m and 75h from Baldwin March 1906, 75g from J.H. Daniels January 1908], additionally: DH 72a and 74n W. Waite-Sanderson Collection, Glendining Auction, 16-17 November 1944, lot 236 (part) [74n acquired February 1935).

The specimen of DH 72 is superior to the example illustrated in DH