British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books including the David Griffiths Reference Library of Token Books

18th Century Tokens, Yorkshire, Huddersfield, John Downing, Halfpence, 1793 (2), 9.46g/6h (DH 15), 8.79g/6h (DH 15a); Hull, Jonathan Garton & Co, Halfpence, 1791 (4), 12.58g/6h (DH 17), 12.41g/6h (DH 19), 12.38g/6h (DH 20), 12.31g/6h (DH 21), Hancock’s mule Halfpence (6), 11.01g/6h (DH 22), 10.56g/12h (DH 22c), 9.65g/6h (DH 23), 10.37g/6h (DH 23a), 8.34g/6h (DH 24), 9.90g/6h (DH 25) [12]. DH 17, 21 and 22 extremely fine, latter two with original colour, DH 22c with edge damage, about very fine but extremely rare, others generally very fine and better but DH 15 harshly lacquered £100-150

Provenance: All except DH 15, 15a, 21, *22 and 23a W. Sykes Collection, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 252 (part) [22c from Baldwin], additionally: DH 24 and 25 W. Norman Collection, Sotheby Auction, 13-15 July 1903, lot 372 (part) [from J. Verity July 1903]